So so good
MRP is really so, so good
Sometimes babble don't work like it should
but you are.... so so good

(air guitar)

12:55 am

mamabear

mrp - isn't that a 7/8 combo?

12:55 am

LeslieAnn

wooooooo griffums! smash your air guitar for the finale!

12:55 am

mrpresident

oh.... well... I will grind away alittle harder!!

12:56 am

Griffums

If I smash my air guitar in the Babbleverse does it make a sound?

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MM

12:56 am

Debs40ish

t8/55

12:56 am

mamabear

you're still wonderful, mrp!!!

12:57 am

sprite

Morning gang!

12:57 am

mrpresident

...*blush* thanks!

12:57 am

mamabear

mornin sprite!!!!!

12:58 am

GreyWoulf

Hi sprite!!! ((**HUG**))

12:58 am

LeslieAnn

whoa, griffums, you just blew my mind ;)

12:58 am

mamabear

love your song Griffs!!!!!

12:58 am

harpjane

Hello

12:58 am

Griffums

Hi sprite! Nasty old grid it is, just your type!

12:58 am

sprite

*big hug for Woulf*
*hug for all*
How are you doing here?

12:58 am

Norad

morning sprite...

12:59 am

renfield

hi sprite
grifs.....heavy thought.....

12:59 am

Norad

morning harpjane...

12:59 am

sprite

Nice size too, Griffs! :D
Looks like a treat.

12:59 am

Griffums

Yeah, at work I was typing in financial info and realized I had typed "Savings Bong" about six times.

Oops. Sorry Mr. Federal Regulator, my mind just wasn't on my work.

12:59 am

mamabear

hi harpjane....

1:00 am

DarleenMB

yay. 100 down, 142 to go. NITE ALL!

1:00 am

mrpresident

Hi sprite!! have a go at the ca8 & ca9 for us... you are brilliant at finding those words!

1:00 am

GreyWoulf

G'Nite Darleen! (*hug*)

1:00 am

renfield

nite darleen

1:00 am

sprite

And here I was, being proud AND grateful to you that I already have the Ca7-8 combo ;)

1:01 am

Malise

well done mpr. Where're you babbling from? I'm off to Perth on Tuesday and wll be joining you all from Down Under. Can't work out the times - but who cares - sunshine and a change from the dreary English winter

1:01 am

mrpresident

ah... but you are the GREAT one!!! I watch the rankings!!

1:01 am

mamabear

nite darlene!!!! can Ihave the guy in the santa hat...

1:01 am

sprite

Night Darleen!

1:02 am

Norad

gnite darleen...

1:02 am

Debs40ish

Nite Darleen...sweet dreams :)

1:02 am

DarleenMB

mama... sure! Just send him back when you're done. Now I really AM off to bed.

hugs back GW!

1:02 am

Debs40ish

p8/55

1:02 am

mrpresident

Hi Malise... I am in Sydney and it is 6pm here and 4pm in Perth!! Look forward to *seeing* you here!! Weather is divine!!

1:03 am

Norad

btw...if you refresh you'll see my classic safari mobile...

1:03 am

LeslieAnn

sweet ride, norad

1:04 am

Griffums

finally got the c 8/9

1:05 am

Norad

thx leslieann...I love those old wagons...

1:05 am

mrpresident

griff.... share, share, share!!

1:05 am

Norad

can you put us out of our misery griff???? any clue??

1:06 am

sprite

Not a clue what those Ca8-9 can be, but I can offer a nice house plant D8. Hope it doesn't spit fire ;)

1:06 am

Griffums

Can't think of a good lateral-think clue so will just blatantly post the def instead:
A supporting column sculptured in the form of a draped female figure

1:07 am

Griffums

I'd actually tried that word about a dozen times but with O in the middle instead of A. Not that I knew what it meant either time.

1:07 am

GreyWoulf

I tried for that and mispelled it originally!! *smack*

1:07 am

Norad

Wow, thx griff...I wasn't even close...

1:08 am

sprite

WTG Griffs!

1:08 am

mrpresident

far out brussell sprout!!! what a word!

1:08 am

mamabear

thanks Griffs!!!!

1:09 am

Griffums

(a little more air guitar)

1:09 am

sprite

Strange word, but not totally unfamiliar.
I LOVE this grid.
K isn't used :D :D :D

1:09 am

renfield

i was stlll thinking about the air guitar...i'm slow, i know..did joan jett really sing those words????

1:10 am

brandyjack

I beg to differ. It doesn't start any words, but it is used....

1:10 am

Griffums

If she did she owes me some royalties! ;)

1:11 am

sprite

Well, that's what I meant, Brandyjack. I just don't like K-words.

1:11 am

renfield

lol grif.....8)

1:12 am

mamabear

anybody have exciting plans for the weekend?

1:13 am

mrpresident

mama... got rid of the husband, the kids and bought myself a great big bottle of wine!!
Watching the tennis and sipping semillon chardonnay!
Heaven!!

well mama, we have bingo at church tomorrow night, could it get more exciting than that????

1:14 am

mamabear

Going to finish this puzzle .... watch the snow.... and make homemade chicken soup...

1:14 am

sprite

MrP, beware, we will all crash your party, lol!
I am planning on a very quiet weekend, actually.

1:15 am

Norad

dalmatian, theme is safari...

1:15 am

GreyWoulf

Gonna sleep, prep the apartment for the new arrival, and play with Kristianna :)

1:15 am

LeslieAnn

aah, LOVE it when i typo a real word!

1:16 am

mamabear

mrp - sounds wonderful.....

1:16 am

sprite

Sounds great, Woulf ;)

1:16 am

mamabear

GW - you are not working tomorrow??? don't you usually work on Saturday?

1:17 am

mrpresident

*pours a big glass of wine for mama & sprite*

1:17 am

sprite

Yippee, mrP!
Guys, why not 'poena'? Isn't that used in 'sub poena'?

1:18 am

GreyWoulf

I have my rare weekend off from work this weekend, Mama

So I am glad I got my bug last night -- it gave me a 3 day weekend and didn't interfere with apt rearranging :)

1:18 am

mamabear

thanks mrp - that along with my sleepy pill should about knock out this coughing for the nite!

1:19 am

dalmatian5

Thanks Norad. I am all excited because I just learned how to change icons. Before I had to stick with just one boring one.

1:19 am

mamabear

I am glad for you, GW - enjoy the time off!

1:19 am

renfield

hey spot!!

1:19 am

sprite

That sounds better than good... better than better, Woulf ;) Enjoy!

1:19 am

mrpresident

poor mama ((hugs)) you be passing out with the glass of wine I have poured!! Half the bottle!!

1:20 am

GreyWoulf

I intend to, Mama!

1:20 am

Norad

it took me awhile to do that too dalmatian, my 16 year old son had to show me... :)

1:20 am

mamabear

that's the idea, mrp!!!!
good job dalmation!!!

1:20 am

Norad

GW, when is your son due?

1:21 am

GreyWoulf

Feb 3

1:22 am

Norad

not long now...what fun you have to look forward to...

1:22 am

sprite

On the birthday of my daughter and Hugs' son :)

1:22 am

mamabear

I need to go to bed
I need to go to bed, I said
I need to go to bed to rest my sleepy head
I need to go to bed
The End

1:23 am

Griffums

(quiet air guitar)

1:23 am

sprite

*applauds Mama!*
Does that mean you are going to and we are to say goodbye, or was it just reminding yourself and us that you should (but won't)?

1:25 am

mamabear

LOL sprite!!!
I know I sometimes cry GW about going and never go, but this time I think I am...
g'nite everyone... *hugs* and a special *hug & kiss on cheek* for GW - thanks for all your great help tonite - I hope your tummy lets you sleep well.......

1:26 am

saphyre

nite mama

1:26 am

Griffums

'Night mamabear!

1:26 am

Norad

gnite mamabear, don't let goldilocks beat you to your bed...

1:26 am

renfield

ok...now may i say nite mama????

1:26 am

sprite

*big hug for MAMA*
Sleep well and sweet dreams to you!

1:26 am

dalmatian5

I did find a cute spotted dalmatian that I am going to have to use soon as my incon. Hi to all.......

1:27 am

GreyWoulf

Mama -- (*BIG HUG*) thanks -- it should -- I am just a bout passing out sitting here -- so I think I will join you on the way out -- Sleep Well, Dream Deep

1:27 am

mamabear

renfield.. yes you may
I haven't played mama may I in years!!!! Everyone take 2 giant steps forward

1:28 am

saphyre

nite gw feel better

1:28 am

renfield

nite wolfie..8)

1:28 am

sprite

*and a big hug for Woulf*
Sleep tight and soundly ;)

1:28 am

mrpresident

nite grey

1:28 am

GreyWoulf

Good night to All

(*HUGS to all*)
(*sprite*)

Be back later/tomorrow (only 86 left)

1:28 am

renfield

mama may i?

1:28 am

Griffums

Night gw!

1:29 am

Norad

nite GW...

1:29 am

mamabear

well not really "mama may I" - it was "mother may I" - nobody else ever played that?

1:29 am

sprite

saphyre, I like your icon!
Dalmatian, it's a big vague, but sweet :)

1:29 am

saphyre

thanks sprite

1:33 am

Griffums

duh.....FINALLY found sprite's dangerous houseplant

1:33 am

sprite

LOL!
Lousy clue, right?

1:34 am

Griffums

No, it was a great clue, I just was slow on the synapse

1:34 am

Griffums

oh gosh please tell me that's not in the grid

1:35 am

sprite

ROFLOL!
Stay cool, it isn't. And thanks for putting it in my mind ;)

1:35 am

Griffums

(sorry - saw the SYN and suddenly panicked...) :)

(calming air guitar)

1:35 am

sprite

Funny, now that I have stated it isn't there, I keep seeing it.

1:38 am

sprite

Ow! A very nice 2nd Ca7-8 combo that is very witchy :)

1:38 am

Griffums

not too much toil and trouble on that one

1:39 am

sprite

Nope, but very sweet to find :D

1:43 am

Griffums

found the ta 7/8 combo but don't know what it means

1:45 am

Norad

alright, I'm done in...103 down, 139 to go...night all

1:45 am

Griffums

nite norad...

1:46 am

sprite

Griffs: it's a particle that travels slower than light.
This includes all known particles (except luxons).
Night Norad!

1:46 am

Griffums

Seriously?

1:47 am

Griffums

Headline:
Typing Monkey Discovers Particle Physics

1:47 am

sprite

Yep :)
A word from the quantum mechanics, I believe.

1:48 am

renfield

nite norad...

1:49 am

sprite

You must have been the 100th typing monkey, Griffs! Congrats :)

1:49 am

Griffums

Woo hoo! Do I get a shopping spree at Banana Republic?

1:50 am

sprite

That, plus a good rubdown with coconut oil from a Tarzan.

1:51 am

Griffums

oh I am SO there

1:52 am

sprite

You deserve it. D*rn, down to 9 and nowhere to go. I think it is coffee time. STRONG coffee time.

1:53 am

Griffums

God. I just do NOT know how you can do that!

1:55 am

mrpresident

ta7/40
ta8/55

1:55 am

sprite

Drink strong coffee? I don't say I like it, I say I need it ;)
That's how it goes with some grids: up till a point it is a breeze, and then I hit a solid concrete rock wall. End of line. Trying things like 'yotun' and 'drotuf'.

1:56 am

Griffums

Yes, except I hit my solid wall about 10 words in. You're amazing! :)

1:57 am

mrpresident

ahem griff.... who found the 8 and 9 for us all!!??
You DID!!! Brainiac!!

1:57 am

sprite

Sometimes I do too, remember? There was one grid last week, that took me half the day and I didn't have one single 'on the roll' in the whole thing.

1:58 am

Griffums

Oh, sprite. You make me laugh out loud.

"Remember the day I was momentarily stopped on a puzzle?"

oh ho ho ho ho ho...I'm giggling. :))) You're so cute.

2:02 am

sprite

I agree with mrP. Anyone who can find THOSE biggies is a babble miracle. :)

2:02 am

Griffums

This is true!

2:04 am

renfield

(strutting air guitar) for grif

2:04 am

Griffums

yow....bring it on baby!

2:05 am

sprite

Refresh!

2:06 am

Griffums

Woo HOOOOOOOOOOO!
Safari Sprite!

2:06 am

sprite

Lol, this one looks fun :D

2:07 am

sprite

*funny

2:09 am

corpsvalue

I just found a c8/50 ... or is that old news? I just started about 15 mins ago.

2:10 am

Griffums

It's not old news to you! good job

2:10 am

mrpresident

Hi Corps! had fun getting that one!

2:10 am

sprite

WTG corps! I believe all biggies have been accounted for, but it's a nice find :)

2:11 am

corpsvalue

Woohoo!

2:12 am

sprite

Stats panel claims there are 2 more Rs. No way!

2:12 am

mrpresident

ok... this re6/24 and ro7/36 are not looking for me!!
A clue a clue a clue please!

2:12 am

Griffums

Ro 7/36, in Washington DC, the Capitol Ro*****

2:13 am

Griffums

sprite, it's way better than what MY stats panel says

2:13 am

mrpresident

I have no idea about Washington! Sorry!

2:13 am

sprite

mrP, don't ever do this to me again! Here I go, looking happily and very grateful for that Re6/24, sure that will be one of my missing Rs...

2:13 am

Griffums

Oh, duh. RO - word for portly, then add an A

2:15 am

sprite

Oh, my stats panel isn't through talking after the boast about the Rs. It blatantly states that I should find more Ts, Cs and Ns as well :(

2:16 am

Griffums

MRP did you get it? The ro 7 is a word for a circular foyer in a public building

2:16 am

sprite

mrP, try this: word for vermin, change 2nd vowel = 6, add another vowel at the end for the 7.

2:16 am

mrpresident

griff... I am blind and dumb!!

2:17 am

Griffums

erk sprite, I think there has to be some consonant juggling also with your clue?

2:18 am

sprite

Errr... AND switch 2nd and last consonent, of course.

2:18 am

Griffums

Of course.

2:18 am

sprite

Lol... yes Griffs, there certainly has to be.

2:18 am

mrpresident

ah.... got them! Thank you both!!

2:22 am

sprite

Okay... checking my list helps. Why don't I ever learn to put in plurals for every singular and the other way around?

2:22 am

Griffums

I dunno, why?

2:23 am

sprite

Plain incurable stupidity, I fear. Got the Rs now. No sign of the rest.

2:24 am

Griffums

I've heard of PIS but never known a victim...

2:24 am

Griffums

(actually they're everywhere - it's an epidemic)

2:24 am

Griffums

We could have a benefit for you. We could call it Sprite Aid.

2:25 am

sprite

Guess I am starting to feel really at home here and coming out of the closet.
I am Sprite. I suffer from PIS. There. I said it.

2:25 am

Griffums

Good. I feel pretty pissy sometimes myself.

2:26 am

sprite

That's what I told my boss recently. "No stupid, I am not upset. I am just PISSED!"
I have sick leave now.

2:26 am

Griffums

I am in awe of your skills in benefits negotiation!

2:27 am

sprite

So is he, LOL.

2:27 am

Griffums

(We teach people that in my careers job. We've never used that method.)

2:27 am

sprite

It's not surprising, though. All babblers have a way with words :)

2:27 am

Griffums

HAAAAAAAAAA!

2:29 am

Dianne

Sprite - are you working from the Y to A's or A to Y's?

2:30 am

sprite

Dianne, I go random through the whole grid until I run dry. Then I revert to the stats panel and work my way down tile by tile. I found the missing Ts, am now looking for Cs and Ns that are supposed to be there (but aren't, not in my grid anyway).

2:35 am

mrpresident

sprite... if you can't find them... we are doomed!!

2:39 am

sprite

:P
I just found a T4, that is part of a T5 and the T5 has to do with divining the future with certain cards. I already had that T5. So forget doomed, I am just being stupid.

2:40 am

Griffums

To which you could say dr 4/5! and double dr 4/5!

2:44 am

sprite

Yeah, indeed. Da4/5.
Just don't say I am a Tu4/6.

2:44 am

Griffums

haaaaaaaaay, what's up with the potty talk???

:)

2:45 am

sprite

LOL!

2:46 am

sprite

I just want to state for the record that I have been looking for the last 10 words for about an hour now! Down to one N and it is just NOT there.

2:47 am

Griffums

I've been looking for ANY ten words for about an hour now...

2:47 am

sprite

See? GMTA :)

2:48 am

Griffums

:))

2:49 am

Griffums

I'm stuck on typing LACUNA now...

2:49 am

sprite

O sjeez, found it. Ne4. Was just to CLOSE under my nose to see. Done... if I may say so without getting banned. 242 words/ 4.77 average / 3178 points.

2:50 am

Griffums

Nice one, sprite. You're just so darned good.

*basks in sprite's reflective glow*

2:50 am

sprite

I think I tried 'naoy' about 20 times. Stupid enable dictionary, won't take MY alt. spellings ever, though it has the most insane ones itself.

2:51 am

sprite

*blushes and takes bow*
Alright then, I AM good :D

2:51 am

Griffums

Enable's compounds are the weirdest, like TOPKICK and NUTBOY...

2:52 am

Dianne

Sprite - you are better than good :)

2:52 am

sprite

I love TITMAN though :)
And that funny TOEPLATE lately.

2:52 am

Griffums

And where did all the fish go for the winter?

2:53 am

mrpresident

.... some of those p's should be shot at!@!

2:54 am

sprite

Yeah, that's right. We haven't been closer to fish than 'eely' lately, I believe. Watery defecters, all of them.

2:55 am

sprite

ANFSCD: my washing machine just crashed. What I am going to do with that bathroom full of dirty laundry???
No repairman before Monday at the earliest, of course...

2:56 am

Griffums

How about you do... nothing?

2:57 am

Griffums

(I know, I've astounded you with my brilliant skills of deduction)

2:58 am

sprite

I am completely baffled... er... babbled :D
Good idea. I am pumping the water out of the machine now. Argh!

2:59 am

sprite

LOL mrP!
*PIEUW*

2:59 am

Griffums

Be sure to tell your boss how bummed you were that you couldn't do laundry all weekend. Maybe he'll sign you up for a service.

3:00 am

sprite

He has no skills that are buying him access to my washing machine!

3:01 am

Griffums

:)

3:03 am

mrpresident

sprite... I am thinking wrong thoughts there.... what type of 'skills' would he need to buy access?

3:04 am

Griffums

again with the potty mouth...

3:06 am

sprite

LOL!!!!
You are BAD!
Let's just say this: the machine is already malfunctioning. Someone who cannot handle people, shouldn't get near a machine that I need to hang on to the last fragments of my sanity.

3:06 am

Griffums

You need a washer to maintain your sanity.

As Leslie Ann says... you just blew my mind

3:09 am

sprite

I have a husband that works and goes canooing and fixes things in the house (no washing machines though), I have two kids that go to school, to scouting, to skating, to aikido and that play outside. I like to change my clothes every now and then too. So without washing machine, I have to do laundry by hand or have my family go naked in about 3 days.

3:10 am

Griffums

You guys don't have like laundromats there? (Can you put up a webcam on Monday?)
just askin

3:10 am

sprite

*goes silently berserk just thinking about that!*

3:11 am

Griffums

Don't think about it! That won't help ANYTHING.

Neighbor? Friend? Family? Take your laundry to the appliance store and give the washers a test run?

3:13 am

Griffums

Somebody take pity on me and clue the tu6 that I can't see...

3:14 am

Dianne

Griff - I thought this would be one of the first words you got - frozen ground.

3:15 am

sprite

Tu6: A treeless area between the icecap and the tree line of Arctic regions, having a permanently frozen subsoil and supporting low-growing vegetation such as lichens, mosses, and stunted shrubs.

I like that neighbors idea. *puts on distressed face and rings neighbors doorbell with armfull of wet clothes*

3:15 am

Griffums

I've typed that 42 times already!!!

3:16 am

Dianne

Griff - it must have kept going into sprite's washing machine.

3:16 am

Griffums

That is SO weird. When I go fast, though, it doesn't seem to catch the words, or maybe I don't hit the return key hard enough or something.

3:16 am

Griffums

THAT's the answer!

3:17 am

mrpresident

yeah, yeah griff... keep telling yourself that! LOL ;)

3:17 am

sprite

ARRRRGGGHHHHH!!!
Griffs! If I find out you are to blame... call back that piece of frozen underground NOW!

3:17 am

Dianne

Griff - your 42 are with all the missing socks that somehow disappear in the washer.

3:18 am

Griffums

la la LA LA LA LAAAAAAAAAAAAA I CANT HEAR YOU

3:18 am

Griffums

(very loud air guitar)

3:18 am

sprite

*chases Griffs, slowly getting positively livid*

3:18 am

mrpresident

TURN IT UP!!

3:19 am

Griffums

Oh, my points say NaN too and I have two words that have no points next to them. So I do need a refresh maybe.

3:20 am

Griffums

Turn it up turn it up

This little number is one I call Sprite's Slow Burn...

3:21 am

sprite

*takes Griffs guitar and throws it in neighbours' washing machine*

3:21 am

mrpresident

oh.... Poor Sprite!!

3:22 am

Griffums

The best thing about air guitars is...

YOU ALWAYS HAVE ANOTHER ONE

3:22 am

mrpresident

and she spells neighbours CORRECTLY!!!

3:22 am

Griffums

and with proper punctuation!

3:23 am

Dianne

always impressive.

3:25 am

sprite

ROFLOL!
I split, before I get ridiculed beyond repair.
Have a great day, dear gang, and good hunting to you! :)

3:26 am

Griffums

Bye-bye sprite. Hope you have a good weekend despite the hassles. *hugs*

3:27 am

mrpresident

Bye Sprite... have fun... with your washing machine!!

3:28 am

sprite

I love you guys. :D
Bye!

3:28 am

Griffums

My slovenly but effective trick when the washer is dead is to put the clothes in the dryer with a big soaking wet towel. I can sort of pretend they were washed by osmosis...

3:28 am

Dianne

Bye sprite - have a good weekend.

3:31 am

mrpresident

Lol Griff!! way to cheat!

3:31 am

Griffums

Hey. If you get so close that you would care, you're after something else and you DONT care...

3:34 am

mrpresident

then I must be after something else with the li's because they are sh7/55 me to tears!!

3:35 am

Griffums

and I cannot get that last un 6 either

3:35 am

mrpresident

I have that!

3:36 am

Griffums

grrrrrrrrr

3:36 am

mrpresident

un + to4/4 last one

3:36 am

Griffums

SHEESH. I am blind!

3:38 am

mrpresident

just think of me as your 'guide dog'

3:38 am

Griffums

heeeeeeeee

3:44 am

mrpresident

ok... I can't see the la6/21 second one please (clues?)

3:44 am

Griffums

It's the girl's name 5/12 plus E

3:45 am

Dianne

MRP - add a vowel to the la5/12.

3:46 am

mrpresident

thank you thank you thank you
It would have helped if I had the la5 to start with... all is well now in the la la la camp!@!

3:47 am

Griffums

yaaaaaay
I'm done for the night, will have to finish my assorted 4's and 5's tomorrow... Thanks for the fun chat, ladies!

Strong coffee required...Saturday morning and a new beast of a grid.
Anyone else wish for a wee one? We'll be here all day (at least i will).
Maybe i'll just watch instead.

4:55 am

dalmatian5

It's pretty quiet right now. Everyone got a good start on the words and then faded away.

4:58 am

Dianne

Hi all. No cofee for me - it's 7 pm and that would keep me up all night :)

4:59 am

dalmatian5

Gee, it's 3 a.m. here and Sat. morning is on the way!

5:00 am

Dianne

Dal - are you on the west coast?

5:01 am

dalmatian5

Sure am, right down the street from Disneyland.

5:03 am

Dianne

Disneylasd opened here several months ago - haven't been yet but will in the spring.

5:05 am

dalmatian5

Does it seem to be doing well? Does your weather allow it to be open all year? I am a young oldster and it is one of my favorite places to go. It is so clean and everyone is so polite and it truly is magical. But, the crowds can ruin it.

5:07 am

Dianne

It is doing very well. There were a few kinks that had to be worked out in the beginning but from what I read and hear it is great. Our weather is good for an all year round park. The only thing is that we get a good bit of wet weather during the (no pun intended) rainy season.

5:09 am

dalmatian5

I love all the characters that walk around the park. There are wonderful photo opportunities. Of course, it is not cheap - but what is these days?

5:10 am

Frances

Dianne
Is Ocean Park still open? WhenI worked for Panam I used to take my son to HK every year and that was one of his favourite places. Haven’t been back since 1997 though.

5:11 am

Dianne

Ocean Park is still open and doing better than ever - they have had a major revamp and new guy at the helm.
That's on my list for this spring as well :) You wouldn't believe the changes here since '97.

5:13 am

Frances

Dianne
I can imagine. HK was one of my favourites although we used to go every August at the time when it was most humid. You had to stop on every street corner and wring yourself out!

5:14 am

sha

ruthy how u doing?

5:15 am

Dianne

Well the humidity is one thing that hasn't changed - walking down the street in Augusst requires sevreal stops in shop doorways just to cool off a bit before moving on to the next doorway.

5:18 am

Frances

Dianne
There's a lot to be said for air conditioning. However, it makes it a lot worse when you leave it. How's the shopping there now? It used to be wonderful. I always needed two weeks just for the shops.

5:20 am

Dianne

Not as good as it use to be. Stanley Market and the Ladies Market are still o.k. For real bargains we go across the border, into southern China. That's good shopping.

5:23 am

Frances

Dianne
At least you now have that option. When I was going the best we got was going to the border and looking over. We always stayed Kowloon side and went back and forth on the star ferry. Bargain ride and cool. There used to be a wonderful Chinese emporium on the island where I bought silk.

5:25 am

mrpresident

Di... I used to come every year and stay at the Grand Hyatt... the JJ Bar was the best place on earth!!

5:26 am

Dianne

Teh Star Ferry is still the best USD 25 cent ride in the world. I never tire of taking it.

I also remember taking the ride to the border and looking across at the barbed wire fencing. Things are so different now. In the early days I never would thought I'de be day trippping it to China.

5:28 am

Dianne

MRP - I think JJ's is closed. The old crowd that used to hang there is spread all over the world now.

The Hyatt Regency in Kowloon closed down two weeks ago and the Mandarin is closed for 8 months for a major face lift.

5:29 am

mrpresident

Oh... .we would come from all over the globe, meet there... and party like jungle cats all night!! 2 hours sleep a day and that was on a good day!!

5:30 am

Frances

Dianne
You now have the best of both worlds and that is where I have to stop dreaming about days gone by and come back to the real world. Weekend shopping beckons. Great talking with you. Love to my old friend HK

5:30 am

Dianne

Gotta go now and get things ready for dinner. Have a good evening. I'll hopefully finish up this grid in the morning.

5:31 am

mrpresident

bye all! have a great day!

5:36 am

Eva

Just a quick hello to everyone because I am going to a mediation retreat this morning and have to get going. Looks like a hard one-got 147 without too much struggle (thanks for the wonderful house plant Sprite!), but the rest is looking ominous. its going to be hairy slithering down the driveway which has become some sort of amusement park polar express ride, so I have to leave time for sliding into the ditch and getting out. Have a great day babbling. By the way, if you're still there GW, thanks for my first babble hug last night.

5:39 am

mrpresident

the 1st ca6/24 is eluding me.... anyone have it? PLZ!

5:39 am

Eva

That's meditation, not mediation. Probably should be medication.

5:40 am

dalmatian5

The first 6/24 is the plural of the 5/14 above it.

5:41 am

Eva

mrp-only have one so far and probably not the one you need-the plural of the neutered fowl.

5:42 am

mrpresident

ok... then I need the 2nd ca6/24...

5:43 am

dalmatian5

So do I and the 5/16 after it also!

5:44 am

Chris P

ca6/24 - to hold someone hostage.

5:44 am

trishtrash

ca 6/24 someone who is a prisonser

5:44 am

mrpresident

GGRRRRRR.... blind I say... BLIND!!

5:45 am

mrpresident

thank you!!

5:45 am

trishtrash

oh, just pretend I can spell :/

5:45 am

dalmatian5

Thanks!

5:46 am

mrpresident

I have 2 words left.... I am tired and need to be forgiven for the clue!!
the first ca7/36 and ca8/50 please!!

5:47 am

trishtrash

ca7 & 8 combo .... hat + spoken exam (and plural)

5:47 am

mrpresident

trish... I have that one

5:47 am

movieman

Mrpresident.....I have the first ca7/36 & 8/50 if you would care to exchange them for the second pair....

5:48 am

trishtrash

large pot for brewing potions (or stew, but potions is more interesting!)

Is that how we repay you your kindnesses around here, mrp? In seafood and charcoal?

6:04 am

mrpresident

nah... I like a scratch behind the ear and a rub at the base of my tail!!

6:04 am

movieman

So, mrp, how's about a definition for the cr7/40 so I can test that site you recommended....

Many thanx in advance....

6:05 am

mrpresident

cr7/40

A stick of colored wax, charcoal, or chalk, used for drawing

6:07 am

movieman

Bloody hell, it does work!!!!!!

6:07 am

trishtrash

*scritches mrp's ears*

Not sure I should be doing anything at the base of your tail without a formal introduction ;)

6:08 am

mrpresident

lol Trish!!... *grin*

6:11 am

mrpresident

movie... I have the 'tools' all set up in my babble group!!
It is the best way to get through these 'nasty' grids!!

6:15 am

movieman

Need a clue for the la7/32 now......these long words always drive me crazy!!!!!!

6:15 am

dalmatian5

mrp - will you share a clue for pu 6/27 please?

6:18 am

mrpresident

Used as a title of respect for a learned man in India

pu4/6 (2nd one) with a 'di' inserted before the last consonant

6:20 am

dalmatian5

Thanks! Glad you gave the extra info!

6:22 am

mrpresident

la7 is a plural of the la6

la6 another word for 'boy la* + a popular name in scotland R**nie

6:25 am

ARB

Please -- help on da 6/24

6:28 am

mrpresident

a plant, also called thorn apple

rhymes with future (replace the last vowel with an a)

6:42 am

mrpresident

I am off to bed
I am driving 300km tomorrow morning to pick up the kids (I miss them so much!)... they have been with my in-laws for a week and am bringing them home for Australia Day!
Will try and get on the grid tomorrow up the coast!

mrp, what I've done is to collect all of the babble resources I could find and put them into a personal web page stored on my hard drive. then I only need to open one tab in my browser to have everything handy.

6:45 am

mrpresident

Australia Day **beer, wine, friends and barbeque**

babble icon theme on the 26th is Australia Day... get those icons ready!

Thanks!

6:46 am

trishtrash

Heh, sounds like a good reason to hold a National 'Day' day to me :)

6:48 am

mrpresident

angel... do you have bab anon, a2zwordfinder, oneloo.com and dictionary.reference.com...?

6:48 am

mrpresident

trish... what else is there!! LOL

6:49 am

mrpresident

oneloo.com is actually onelook.com...sorry!!

6:50 am

Angelsong

I do, mrp. got them from the tools links on BA

6:52 am

mrpresident

angel... you are set to get on fire!!!

6:55 am

Angelsong

the page is easy to edit with a text editor, so any time I find new resources, I just enter them! I love using the page...so much easier than searching all over.

6:57 am

Angelsong

at the top of my page, I have links to the babble grid page, the stats page, and to BA.

countdowner, I used one.look to find the ta7 and found a similar word but the spelling is not the same, is there an alternate spelling

7:04 am

atomicpuppy

babble is a time consuming game but it is very enjoyable as well!

7:04 am

periwinkle

nevermind, found the ta7, spelled differently than on one.look

7:07 am

gwenski

atomicpuppy -- Welcome! You'll find some people get through the grids in no time at all, while others of us struggle for hours. But, the main thing is to enjoy it!

7:08 am

Angelsong

peri, do you have a clue for the different spellling?

7:09 am

countdowner

...could be that the one I got has one extra letter for both singular and plural (short form for yes...)
means the same though, but missing letter means that the other form (the one you might have found) wouldn't fit the grid.....

7:10 am

Jera

That's so funny! Very logical name for an ion, LOL!!

7:11 am

periwinkle

Angelson -ta7 and 8 + ta5/16 and not off

7:13 am

Angelsong

thanks, peri...and welcome to countdowner and atomicpuppy

7:14 am

Jera

Oh, sorry greetings all... I was busy laughing about that late ion... I think i have a new nickname for my daughter...

7:14 am

Angelsong

lol, jera

7:15 am

Jera

What is today's icon theme supposed to be... I'm just my Winter Fairy self for now...

7:16 am

Angelsong

there isn't much better than a good size babble grid on a Saturday when I have time to work on it.

7:17 am

Jera

Some lovely witchy words today, as well!

7:23 am

mrpresident

pk, can't sleep...
today is safari theme

7:25 am

Jera

thanks, mrp...

7:28 am

mrpresident

I have clues....

use me, abuse me... I am available for all clues!!

((I will eventually fall asleep!))

7:31 am

gwenski

mrp, perhaps if we DON'T ask for clues, you'll be able to sleep?

7:32 am

mrpresident

(even my dog is hassling me to go to sleep!)
gwen... you are clever!!
I sit here... do nothing... fall asleep!!

7:32 am

Jera

I'd love to use & abuse you mrp, but I'm at my halfway break & the littlies are beginning to stir...

7:33 am

gwenski

Dogs are very wise.

7:33 am

Jera

I'll be back for more later... have fun everybody!

7:34 am

mrpresident

ok... leaving...NOW!

7:34 am

gwenski

Goodnight mrp! Bye Jera.

7:35 am

Angelsong

I just found a new (to me) dictionary reference site: merriam-webster.com/opendictio nary/ and it lets users add words also.

7:36 am

gwenski

hmmm - is it good to allow user to add words? Who knows what will end up in there?

7:46 am

FMitch

Greetings all,
If anyone has the un7/40 and un6/24 I would really appreciate a clue before I break my keyboard with monkey typing!

7:48 am

monkeyrabbit

un 7/40 think of opening curtains

7:48 am

gwenski

un7: to remove a curtain or unveil something. Or, un + dr5/14

7:49 am

gwenski

un 6/24: not ripped

7:51 am

FMitch

Lovely clues, nailed the 7, many thanks.
Re the 6 I already have a 6/21 that has the same meaning as your clue gwenski.

7:51 am

sherb

hi FMitch, and hi all :)

7:52 am

FMitch

Afternoon Sherb, how goes it?

7:52 am

gwenski

Sorry. un6/24: not closed

7:52 am

Deutsch

Hi everone!
Hey, Sherb, any news on the whale in the Thames?

7:53 am

FMitch

thanks gwenski - just couldn't see that one for looking.

7:53 am

sherb

goo thanks - chores done, sun's shining and I have the afternoon to myself... you OK?

7:53 am

gwenski

Actually, un6/24 would mean closed, not 'not closed'.

7:54 am

FMitch

babbled 1st thing then did battle with the hoover and won, back to add a few more words and then am out for a while.

7:55 am

sherb

hi Deutsch :) ...the news this morning was that it had swum back upstream, and was looking more and more distressed... the authorities are hoping it might beach itself so they can check it out, and maybe move it back to sea... doesn't look good...

7:56 am

Deutsch

thanks for the update, Sherb. Very sad for the whale. I hope some good can come from this ordeal.

7:56 am

Kukana

Apparently the whale's been captured by a rescue team and is being examined by vets. There's an article and video about it at the BBC site, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/eng land/london/4633878.stm

7:57 am

Deutsch

thanks, Kukana. I'll check out that site.

7:57 am

sherb

Latest news from www.bbc.co.uk: The 16-18ft (5m) northern bottle-nosed whale, first spotted on Friday, is now in shallow waters near Battersea Bridge where vets are examining its health. Teams, including four biologists, have manoeuvred it into a sling, to keep the whale's blowhole above water, and to keep it calm. Depending on its condition it could be moved onto a barge or taken to shore.

8:04 am

Deutsch

thanks, Sherb, for the update. US news isn't much help here.

8:05 am

Angelsong

ad6?

8:06 am

Angelsong

never mind...got the ad6

8:07 am

Angelsong

rats. still need the ad6. the word I thought it was, wasn't.

8:09 am

Cathy

Hi Angelsong -- ad 6 is ad + not a verb, but a ****"

8:14 am

lola100

Heeeellloooo everyone! : )

Hi cathy! Haven't seen you for a while, how are things?? : )

8:15 am

Deutsch

Hi Lola!

8:15 am

sherb

hi Lola :) ...nice picture...

8:16 am

lola100

Hi deutsch! How you doing? : )

8:16 am

Cathy

Hi lola -- it's nice to be back. Just haven't had much free time lately, but I've missed you guys ! Hope all is well with everyone.

8:16 am

lola100

Howdy sherb! ...thanks! You too : )

8:17 am

Deutsch

Like Cathy, I'm glad to be back.
And I'm doing just fine, thanks.

8:19 am

lola100

Yeah, the jacuzzi's been a bit quiet lately..... : /

8:19 am

Angelsong

ty, cathy

8:19 am

Cathy

I'm so out of touch. Are we still doing themes? If so, what's today?

8:19 am

lola100

cathy, it's safari day today! : )

8:20 am

Uneaixoise

indeed!

8:20 am

sherb

safaris, Cathy... I wouldn't be a hippo for any other reason... :D

8:20 am

Cathy

Wow, always wanted to go on a safari ... just never thought of Babbleland as my destination :) thnx

8:20 am

lola100

Hi Une! Any excuse for Robert I see ; )

8:20 am

Deutsch

Hi Une, Are you a friendly hunter?

8:21 am

sherb

hi Unie :)

8:22 am

lola100

I wanted to put a picture of one ofthe most dangerous animals in the african bush up....but I couldn't find any nice ones of a game ranger! ; )

8:22 am

Cathy

ok, traded in my small cat for a big cat :)

8:23 am

Uneaixoise

hunting is totally verboten--just an excuse to look at Robert all day . . . (from Out of Africa) :-)

Thanks cathy, I've been at it for a while though. I'm going to grab a snack and will come back to see if anyone needs any help : )

9:02 am

sherb

well done lola :) ...see you later...

9:12 am

lottijw

Another big one today i see..... Don`t think i`ve got time to start.
Hi everyone :)

9:12 am

Angelsong

ar6/24?

9:13 am

sherb

hi lotti :) ...I could have done without some of the big ones during the week, but I have a bit more time today...

9:14 am

lola100

Hi sis! (((x)))

Angel, that one might have you going ar6/24 in circles??

9:14 am

trishtrash

Angel, it's a twisty one... it goes ar6/24 in a circle

9:14 am

hydra

I've just logged on and I think it's too big for me to start, too. I usually only tackle the ones that are under 200 words, otherwise I don't get anything else done.

9:15 am

Angelsong

duh...gosh, I'm bright today....

9:15 am

gramma

hydra, I just hopped on. why not? do what you can

9:17 am

lottijw

Hubby`s birthday today, so I don`t want to spend too much time glued to pc!!!!!

((((Sis)))) Mums having trouble getting on here again. She can get online no prob, but Babble is another story!!

9:17 am

hydra

It's just my competitive streak, gramma. I can't bear doing
it at all if I don't score at least 1000! Silly, I know. I have
a heap of work waiting to be typed and that's what I SHOULD be getting on with, but...

9:17 am

smaller

good morning all!

man, my first 43 words went sooo quick, now i'm losing focus

9:18 am

lottijw

Hi Smaller :)

9:19 am

lola100

Sis, this one will take a few hours, better run away while you can! Say hi to mom for me, and sorry to hear she is having problems...we miss her! : (

9:19 am

sherb

hi smaller :)

hydra - I'm the same... if the Rankings weren't there, it wouldn't bother me, but set me a target and I have to reach it... :(

9:19 am

lola100

Hi smaller! : )

9:19 am

hydra

Happt birthday to your hubby, lotti

9:21 am

lottijw

No doubt she`ll keep trying Sis. Jeff went out to wash his baby (motorbike)!!! So I thought i`d jump on for a while but i`m not tempted to add any words now :)

9:21 am

lottijw

Thanks Hydra, i`ll tell him :)

9:21 am

hydra

It's weird, isn't it, sherb? I guess that, if we didn't want to beat a target, man would never have moved from caves tostone houses, and would still be eating dinosaur stew! (Yum. Prob v. good for us. A pub in London is serving camel and llama dishes.

9:25 am

sherb

from targets to llamas in five lines... you have a helicopter mind, hydra... :D

9:25 am

smaller

hi lotti, sherb and lola!

icons are hid b/c slows my 'puter, what's the theme today so i can live vicariously

9:25 am

Yoink

Hello all :)

9:25 am

hydra

No, I just like food!

9:25 am

hydra

Hi Yoink! :)

9:25 am

smaller

hi yoink!

did you just wake up? lol

9:26 am

lottijw

Safari Smaller.
Hi Yoink :)

9:26 am

lola100

Hi yoink! : )

9:27 am

sherb

smaller - safari theme today... pity you can't see it... I'm a hippo (nothing symbolic in that), lola is an elphant silhouetted against a beautiful sunset, Lotti is a .. a ... what are you lotti?

9:27 am

Yoink

No I didn't just wake up! It has been at least an hour. I just got back from getting my hair cut, made a start earlier and got 69 words

9:28 am

sherb

hi Yoink :) ...you can change your icon, you know...

9:28 am

lottijw

LOL Sherb..... I`m a Hyena.....I love to laugh, best medicine and all that!!!! :o)

9:29 am

Yoink

Ok, changed for safari theme now

9:30 am

smaller

sherb-
thanks for the review!!! it's like i'm right there in Afrida.
is yoink's still the creepy clown?
yes, yoink please change.
and i apologize to all that i'm not dressed up for the party

9:31 am

lottijw

Yoink what is that?? A hip flask or an aftershave bottle??

9:32 am

lola100

Yoink, is that a bottle of lion pee??

9:32 am

Angelsong

ca 7/36 and 8/50, please?

9:32 am

sherb

smaller - you could still have a safari icon... we'd be able to see it, but you wouldn't...

9:32 am

smaller

ok all,

here's a mystery. my grid is only about half showing. anyone know why? only the bottom 3 rows are there.

9:32 am

Yoink

Safari, by Ralph Lauren, of course

9:32 am

lottijw

LOL Sis!!!!! :D

9:32 am

Cathy

Hate to leave such good company, but gotta run for now. Be back later to finish up. Have a great day, everyone!

9:33 am

smaller

lola.. LOL

sherb... oh yeah it's alllll about YOU

9:33 am

sherb

maybe you need to save up for a new puter, smaller...

9:33 am

lola100

smaller, mine's been doing that too...just refresh : )

9:33 am

Chris P

anglesong - hat + to speak and plural

9:33 am

Yoink

Smaller, that sometimes happens to me if I scroll down with my mouse wheel before clicking somewhere other than the grid. It should be ok if you refresh

9:33 am

lottijw

Bye Cathy....
Do you wear it Yoink? I`ve never smelt that one. My fave for men is Joop :)

9:33 am

lola100

'bye cathy : )

9:34 am

Yoink

No Lotti, never smelled it. I'm a Jean Paul Gaultier man myself

9:34 am

sherb

bye Cathy :)

hi Chris :) ...don't often see you...

9:34 am

Atalante

ok, now I have a pronking springbok for a pic :)

9:34 am

smaller

bye cathy!
maybe sherb will be nicer when you come back
: )
sherb... nah. i'll just hang in there til monday when i can waste time at work. i'm patient. sorta. ok not really

9:35 am

Chris P

Hi Sherb - I play the day's that I don't work, but don't often join in the chat log.

9:35 am

lola100

GO BOKKE!!! Sorry atalante...knee-jerk reaction! ; )

9:35 am

lottijw

Well i`m either Gucci Rush or Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue!!

9:35 am

sherb

don't know what you mean smaller... I'm always nice... :D

9:37 am

sherb

ok, if we're talking aftershave, I like Vetiver by Guerlain, or Pour un Homme de Caron... and that's for me!! ...really, I find most women's fragrances too sweet...

9:37 am

lottijw

Wondered why i haven`t seen you for a while Chris :) How are you??

9:37 am

sherb

hi Atalante :)

9:38 am

Chris P

Hi Lotti - I'm well, thank you. How are you?

9:38 am

smaller

sorry, i'm outta here.

....unless one of you lovely people would like to change a poopy diaper?
...and of course i mean mine. lol

9:39 am

Yoink

If it keeps you here Smaller then ok, lie back! :D

9:40 am

lottijw

LOL Smaller!!!!
I`m good Chris thanks.....better now we`ve had a sunny day in Yorkshire!!

9:40 am

sherb

it's all yours, smaller... later :)

9:40 am

lottijw

*Passes Yoink a peg for his nose* !!!!

9:40 am

Chris P

Yes - it's nice and sunny here in Wiltshire too. Just been for a walk.

9:42 am

lottijw

We`re lucky then....Quite often it snows on my hubby`s birthday but not this year YAY!!

9:42 am

smaller

ick, yoink! but funny!

bye!

9:42 am

Yoink

Thanks Lotti! :D

9:43 am

Yoink

Bye Smaller :)

9:43 am

lottijw

See ya Smaller :)

9:44 am

Angelsong

ca5/12, after the 5/16?

9:44 am

lola100

'bye smaller : )

9:45 am

lola100

Angel, sounds like a veggie and is used as a measure in gold and diamonds : )

9:45 am

MaisieB

Chris I don't get you hat + to speak clue. Sun setting here in Sussex

9:45 am

Chris P

Angelsong - think of gold quality

9:46 am

harpjane

Good morning.

9:46 am

doxy1lover

good morning

9:46 am

lola100

maisie, think hat plus spoken exam : )

9:46 am

Vicuna

Maisie, the hat is a baseball --, and the speaking is like an exam that is spoken as opposed to written

9:47 am

sherb

hi harp and doxy :)

9:47 am

lola100

Hi harp and doxy : )

9:47 am

lottijw

Hi Harp :)
Hi Doxy.... loving the icon :)

9:47 am

Angelsong

thanks, again, chris. I was trying to go the wrong way.

9:47 am

doxy1lover

thanks lotti

9:47 am

MaisieB

got it I was looking at the t word meaning to speak.Thanks

9:49 am

rosalind230

good clue chris

9:49 am

lola100

lotti, love your hyena, btw. They are one of my favourite animals to see in the bush. Once spent a magical half hour watching two young ones in their den with their babysitter : )

9:50 am

lottijw

Well, as i`m just here killing time i best be off. Going out tonight, it may be to the new Mongolian so see you all later :)
Bye.......((((Sis))))

9:50 am

lola100

'bye sis (((x))), have fun! : )

9:50 am

lottijw

Aww I bet that was awsome sis!!! See ya soon :)

9:50 am

sherb

bye lotti :) ...enjoy your evening...

9:51 am

Yoink

Bye Lotti!

9:54 am

Angelsong

ca's are done!

9:54 am

Jera

Hey all... how's it going?

9:55 am

lola100

Hi jera! : )

9:55 am

doxy1lover

hi jera

9:55 am

Yoink

Hi Jera, Doxy, Harp :)

9:56 am

sherb

hey Jera !! :D

9:57 am

Babbler

hi all : )
what's this grid like? friendly? not?

9:57 am

doxy1lover

hi babbler

9:58 am

Yoink

Hi Babs! I'd rate it as so-so

9:58 am

lola100

Hi babbler! ((x)) It's not too bad : )

9:58 am

sherb

Daktari!! ...Clarence the cross-eyed lion... hi Babs :D

9:59 am

doxy1lover

I loved that show sherb!

10:00 am

EasternBlue

G'mornin' everyone!!

10:00 am

Babbler

heh, I looked for Clarence, but couldn't find him. That still of him in the credits used to have us in stitches! LOL! :D Well remembered, Sherb!

10:00 am

Jera

Wonder why it won't accept adding an l to the end of the heart ca6/24... I know that's a word... adjective, right? Or must it end in o?

10:00 am

harpjane

pa 5/12? either one?

10:00 am

doxy1lover

jera, ends in o

10:00 am

Yoink

Hi Eastern :)

Hmm, Daktari, know the name but I think it must've been before my time

10:01 am

lola100

Hi EB! : )

10:01 am

doxy1lover

hi EB

10:01 am

sherb

hi EB :D ...great picture...

10:01 am

Jera

Thanks, doxy... oh well... just trying to squeeze out another 7 any way i can, LOL!

10:02 am

lola100

harp, add a very long time to the p. For the other one change the last vowel : )

10:02 am

Jera

Okay, i can't stand it... somebody ask me about my icon!

10:02 am

Babbler

(((xxx))) to all (I'm not brave enough to name names cos I always forget somebody, eh EB?? ;) )

:D

10:02 am

doxy1lover

I've tried lots of words I thought should work, oh well.

10:03 am

lola100

jera, it's a baby cheetah, isn't it?

10:03 am

sherb

Jera - do tell us about your icon... we've all been wondering about it :D

10:03 am

Jera

Yes, to be precise, it's Zazi, one of the new baby cubs from the National Zoo! He's my favorite, very sweet & friendly...

10:04 am

Anj

aahhh-eee-aahhh-eee-aahoh good grief this is a s*d of a grid : /

HI everyone : )

10:04 am

Yoink

Hi Anj :)

10:04 am

harpjane

thank you! pa 5/16?

10:04 am

Jera

Sherb... I wanted one of your icon for Christmas... alas, I was disappointed... :<

10:05 am

lola100

Oh my! Is that tarzan?? : D

10:05 am

EasternBlue

Babs...you never do it intentionally!! 8 D

10:05 am

Babbler

hey Anj : )

10:05 am

misstearweus

hi gang! How is today's puzzle?

10:05 am

Babbler

Sherb *refresh*..... how does this look?

10:06 am

lola100

harp, pa plus sometimes vowel plus either/** : )

10:06 am

sherb

hi Anj :)

Jera - is the National Zoo in DC?

10:06 am

Yoink

Hi misstearweus :)

10:07 am

sherb

ooh, Babs... it's making me dizzy, lol :D

hi Misst :)

10:07 am

lola100

Hi misstear : )

10:08 am

Jera

Yes, sherb, about a half hour away from us... my daughter is a cheetah fanatic, so i know lots by osmosis...

Jera - I'm a short walk from Regent's Park Zoo in London... can hear the animals when the wind's in the right direction... but never visit... I was dragged round too many zoos as a child and that put me off...

10:10 am

lola100

Hey babe (((xxx))), LOL! Well I'm not going to put on the leopard print bikini, no matter how nicely you ask! ; )

10:11 am

Jera

I understand how that could happen, Sherb... we mostly go to see the Cheetahs, Sprite is ingratiating herself early since she wants to work in conservation someday...

10:13 am

shorty

morning all!!

10:13 am

sherb

hey shorty ! :D

10:14 am

EasternBlue

hi shorty!!!

10:14 am

misstearweus

hi shorty!

10:14 am

Yoink

Hi Shorty :)

10:14 am

lola100

Hi shorty : )

10:15 am

Anj

Me Tarzan, you Shorty : )

10:15 am

shorty

LOL Tarzan!!

10:15 am

harpjane

u tarzan me harpjane

10:16 am

shorty

too funny:)

10:16 am

EasternBlue

hi harp!!

10:16 am

bunnyvicious

Afternoon!

10:16 am

Anj

You HarpJane...where cheeyah?

10:17 am

Yoink

Hi Bunny :)

10:17 am

EasternBlue

hi bunny!!!

10:17 am

Anj

...cheetah!

10:17 am

Jera

Cheetah here!

10:17 am

sherb

hi bunny !! :D

10:17 am

Jera

Wait, we are mixing safaris... no Cheetahs in the jungle...

10:18 am

EasternBlue

I have a menagerie!! (with a giraffe esp. for lotti!)

10:20 am

lola100

Hey babe, did your mum find the boots yet? : )

10:20 am

harpjane

Does anyone recognize my pic?

10:21 am

sherb

a rhino...?

10:21 am

Jera

It's a rhino... more to recognize than that?

10:21 am

bunnyvicious

I think the icons need to be a wee bit bigger...can't tell Harp? What is it?

10:21 am

Anj

Lo, no... : / She's seen some she likes, but they weren't in stock so she's got a stock card to help her trace them elsewhere : )

The theme didn't say African safari though Harp, it can cover a multitude of things

10:29 am

bunnyvicious

Jera, do we just mail a check or?...

10:30 am

Jera

We can swap snail mail addys or you can paypal me... whatever works best for you... paypal is faster of course

10:30 am

shorty

yeah it just said LETS ALL SAFARI :)

10:30 am

Yoink

I want to go on a penguin safari. Now

10:30 am

harpjane

When I was a Girl Scout (1960's) we actually took the cookies door-to-door. No pre-ordering. I always had HUGE amounts of sales because I lived in a university area. Fraternities and sororities. I can still hear the thundering hungry boys, running down the stairs, when someone yelled "COOKIES!"

10:31 am

harpjane

yoink, point well taken!

10:31 am

lola100

*lends yoink her scarf and gloves*

10:32 am

EasternBlue

warm boots & a hat...

10:32 am

Jera

What a great racket, harpjane... I'll keep that in mind when the cookies come in, we aren't too far from a college. That's actually my plan, we pre-order to get prizes for the Girls, but buy extras to take around. Even people who have bought before will buy again once their first batch are eaten & they see more of the actual product... here I thought I'd come up with an original idea...

10:33 am

Jera

PENGUINS!!!

(I love penguins)

10:34 am

EasternBlue

I lived next to a college when I was young...we had to pre-order (and then deliver)...I always had extra boxes & they sold like hot cakes whenever I was on the campus!!

10:34 am

EasternBlue

Yoink - shall I draw you a penguin??

10:35 am

Yoink

Eastern, please do!

10:35 am

Angelsong

new icon...i love elephants

10:36 am

sherb

the stranded whale in the Thames has been moved onto a barge, and is being taken out to sea...

10:37 am

Babbler

that's good news, Sherb! : ) is it ok?

10:37 am

bunnyvicious

I can't seem to spot much today.

10:37 am

Yoink

Poor, stupid whale. I hope it's healthy enough to be set free, there are tests to be done

10:37 am

doxy1lover

thanks for the whale update. I read the story on MSN this morning, but it was from yesterday.

10:37 am

harpjane

sherb-send us a link about the whale!

10:38 am

sherb

harp - www.bbc.co.uk - lead story...

10:38 am

Babbler

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/en gland/london/4633878.stm

10:38 am

Yoink

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/eng land/london/4633878.stm

10:38 am

EasternBlue

Yoink....please refresh!

10:39 am

Yoink

Snap!

10:39 am

Yoink

Aww, very cute penguin Eastern!

10:40 am

bunnyvicious

cute EB! Yoink, I know you've been asked, but what is your icon?

10:40 am

harpjane

Just heard it on NPR. We don't have whales in Montana. It always sounds very exotic.

10:40 am

Yoink

Bunny, it is Safari - by Ralph Lauren

10:40 am

Babbler

heh, Yoink! great minds! : )

10:41 am

bunnyvicious

Montana...my husband wants to move to Montana.

10:41 am

sherb

the live video footage shows the whale being moved down river... just passed the Millennium Dome...

10:42 am

Jera

How about a penguin surfin' safari??

10:42 am

bunnyvicious

Ahhh, sarcastically ingenious! Love it!

10:42 am

lola100

I must run now, see you all tomorrow : )

10:42 am

EasternBlue

bye lola...

10:43 am

Yoink

Bye lola!

10:43 am

bunnyvicious

Bye Lola

10:43 am

Jera

Later, Lola!

10:43 am

Yoink

Let's go surfin' now
Everybody's learning how
Come on and safari with me

10:43 am

periwinkle

Hi Everyone, clue for the an5/10, just can't see it

10:43 am

sherb

bye lola :)

10:44 am

Anj

later babe ((xx)) : )

10:44 am

harpjane

Just read the article. I bet they needed a LOT of KY jelly!

10:44 am

Chris P

a + ne4/4

10:45 am

Angelsong

cr6/27?

10:45 am

Yoink

Harp, taken out of context that sounds really funny!

10:46 am

Chris P

Angelsong - add a vowel to the cr5/16

10:47 am

harpjane

My husband uses KY jelly to lubricate wires when he's threading them through a conduit. One time he left a message at work to buy KY jelly on the way home....never lived that one down.

10:47 am

periwinkle

ChrisP, thanks

10:47 am

Yoink

LOL, Harp!

10:48 am

jaelithej

I have a cr6/27 that my son draws with, if that helps anyone . . .

10:49 am

Yoink

Does anyone have a clue for the 9?

10:51 am

Babbler

ca8 (leads to 9)
google: A supporting column sculptured in the form of a draped female figure.

10:52 am

Yoink

Thanks Babs!

10:53 am

doxy1lover

thanks babbler for the clue

10:55 am

Babbler

I monkeyed a word.... sneezed at the same time.... the word was accepted.... but now I can't remember what it was... : /

10:56 am

Yoink

Babs, was it "achooo"?

10:57 am

Babbler

hehe! no, found it... it was ca9.... : )

10:57 am

Jera

I hate it when that happens, Babbler, LOL

10:57 am

Babbler

I mean ca4/9..... *sniffle*

10:57 am

Sherylr1961

can anyone pls help we with the ar 6 have the first 2 dealing with witchcraft need the last one please

10:58 am

Chris P

Sheryl - you do it in circles.

10:58 am

Babbler

ar + walking stick

10:59 am

Sherylr1961

have that one ty and the plural of that one need the other

10:59 am

EasternBlue

back in a bit...making omelets for brunch...YUM!!

10:59 am

Jera

Some lovely witchy words in this grid! :>

11:00 am

doxy1lover

EB, I'll take one here please.

11:00 am

bunnyvicious

me too!

11:02 am

periwinkle

Sheryl, I have the ar6 that you have but can't figure out how to make it plural. Only ar word I have

11:03 am

bunnyvicious

stick another vowel on the end

11:03 am

Chris P

ar6/24 - do this in circles.

11:04 am

bunnyvicious

Sure am having alot of fun with that "on" today!

11:04 am

harpjane

ry 5/16?

11:04 am

Babbler

the other ar6/21 is a division of the ta5/10 , if that helps?

11:04 am

Babbler

Chris, I can't figure your clue for the ar6/24... :/

11:04 am

bunnyvicious

like the peel of a fruit, but spell different

11:05 am

Yoink

Beach Boys song: I get ar6/24

11:05 am

Chris P

To go ar**** in circles

11:05 am

Sherylr1961

ty finally
old beach boys got it for me

11:05 am

Babbler

someone pass me the haddock... :/

thanks, Chris! : )

11:05 am

bunnyvicious

ar 6/24 a + ro 5/14

11:06 am

Babbler

and Yoink : )

11:06 am

harpjane

ty bunny!

11:06 am

bunnyvicious

ry - like the peel of a fruit, but spell different

11:06 am

periwinkle

thanks for the clue for the ar6/24, still can't get the other ar6/21, Babbler, nope didn't help

11:07 am

Chris P

Peri - add a different vowel on the end.

11:07 am

Babbler

peri- it's just like the other ar6/21 but ends in a different vowel.

11:07 am

harpjane

peri used a word, peri used a wooooord... hee hee hee

11:08 am

bunnyvicious

Errg, I have the older three kids home today and the twins are at their aunts. I swear, they're worse than the little ones! Fight, fight, fight!!!

11:08 am

periwinkle

Babbler, found the other ar6 with help of onelook.com

11:09 am

Jera

I am lucky... pretty day today so the kids are outside running wild in the back yard...

11:10 am

periwinkle

Sorry, didn't even realize I had used a word

11:10 am

Anj

aaieeeiiiieeeiiiii'm done : ) wOOt!

11:10 am

harpjane

peri--it ok. Now everyone is reading the log to see which word.....

11:10 am

Babbler

congrats Anj! : )

11:11 am

harpjane

Hooray anj!

11:11 am

doxy1lover

way to go anj

11:11 am

sherb

peri - if you're going to use a word, could you make it one I haven't got please, lol... :D

11:12 am

periwinkle

harpjane, it took me a while to figure out which word I had actually used, I try hard not to include any

11:12 am

periwinkle

Congrats to you, Anj!!!

11:12 am

bunnyvicious

Ahhh, no one would have ever noticed, it's a common one!

11:15 am

Anj

Cheers : ) This was a toughie...the vultures were circling for a while there... : /

11:15 am

Babbler

how long did it take you, Anj? (worried now.. :/)

11:16 am

Jera

I don't feel like being organized today... I'm stumped for words so I'm making silly compound words now...

Hmmm... toenarc isn't a valid word?? I'm shocked, shocked I tell ya!

11:17 am

periwinkle

Jera, you funny

11:19 am

periwinkle

help with ca5/20 ?

11:21 am

Anj

Babs, 4 hours just about, but I was trotting rather than galloping...

11:21 am

Chris P

Plural of ca4/9

11:21 am

Angelsong

Any Babbllers using Firefox browser?

11:22 am

Yoink

I am, Angelsong

11:22 am

Jera

I have a ca5/20 that's the plural of the ca4/9 before it...

11:22 am

Anj

Angel, I am : )

11:22 am

Babbler

gulp! 4 hours..... : /

Angel - I use firefox. why?

11:22 am

harpjane

en6?

11:22 am

renfield

yes angel

11:23 am

Anj

Harp en plus ra4/5

HI Ren : )

11:23 am

periwinkle

thanks for the ca5 clue, another stupid plural I missed :)

11:23 am

Babbler

any clues for the YU words? Can't find them.... : /

11:23 am

harpjane

Thanks anj. Thought I tried all those combinations.

11:24 am

doxy1lover

y + up4

11:24 am

sherb

hi ren !! :D

11:24 am

Babbler

thanks doxy : )

11:24 am

harpjane

The yu words, are alternate spelling of the ya words, if that helps!

11:24 am

bunnyvicious

babbler, yu ...they sound like the beginning of a story, once u*** a time....

11:24 am

renfield

hey anj
hey all..,,
all browsers around here today appear to be a little brought down ....

11:24 am

Anj

Babs, Y plus u4 as in 'once u.... a time...'

Whack it with the plural fish for the yu6 : )

11:25 am

Babbler

thanks harp!! :)

11:25 am

renfield

hey sherb i tried a new paint program last nite...

11:26 am

Jera

I have 81 words to go without using the list... a lot of help from these generous clues, of course...

11:26 am

Angelsong

so do I, Ren..and I've figured out a neat tip. If you use the stats lists...get hold of the Firefox QuickNote extension. you can copy text from the stats page into Quicknote, set it to open in a lloating window, and check off words as you find them.

11:27 am

sherb

I was just admiring it, ren... which program is it?

11:27 am

bunnyvicious

I just do that with notebook...

11:29 am

Jera

I just shrink my winword window...

11:29 am

spellit

Thanks Babbler - I'm done now at last

11:29 am

rosalind230

I shrink the log to go along side the puzzle

11:30 am

72 Temple Owl

Hi everybody! in for a start during lunchtime...

11:30 am

renfield

sherb it's microsoft picture it...i'll check w/ mez. it may have come w/ one of his publisher packages.

11:30 am

Jera

Greetings, TempleOwl... interesting grid today...

11:31 am

Yoink

Hi Temple!

11:31 am

renfield

hey t-owl...you get lunch?? 8)

11:31 am

72 Temple Owl

yes ren - because i'm at work for class not work! : )

11:32 am

sherb

hi Temple :)

11:33 am

72 Temple Owl

hi...wait anj you're DONE????? YAY!

11:35 am

Anj

Hi T-Owl...i'm done : )

Whoa! Feeding time...gotta split BBL : )

11:35 am

72 Temple Owl

hey yoink - what's your icon?

11:35 am

periwinkle

clue for the dr8/50 please

11:36 am

bunnyvicious

Me too, nearing done, but that dr is killing me!

11:36 am

Yoink

lol, you're not the first to ask Temple, it's Safari by Ralph Lauren, to go along with the safari theme

11:36 am

Babbler

congrats spellit! : )

11:37 am

72 Temple Owl

*sneeszes* i'm allergic!

11:38 am

72 Temple Owl

oh pardon me, spellit - *claps* YAY!

11:38 am

Jera

I guess all the done people left... no dr8 clue forthcoming??

11:38 am

harpjane

the dr 8 uses the three right hand letters in the bottom row, and the fourth row. Start with dr, then go left, then sort of snake around....

11:39 am

sproing

Hiya -- haven't been around for a while -- dr8 is a female dragon

11:39 am

renfield

not me t-owl...love the fragrance yoink....

11:39 am

harpjane

dr 8--a houseplant

11:40 am

sherb

hey sproing - welcome back !! :D

11:40 am

harpjane

I could use a clue for the first ca 7/36, ca 8/50.

11:40 am

periwinkle

thanks, got the dr8 with the houseplant clue

11:40 am

bunnyvicious

ohh, great! Thanks Sproing! Cute pic!

11:40 am

doxy1lover

have to go for now. Will be back later. Have a good day all. (Thanks for the dr clue)

11:40 am

72 Temple Owl

*sneeze* thanks for the clues!

11:40 am

Jera

I got it with the female dragon clue, how cool!!

11:40 am

72 Temple Owl

bye doxy!

11:41 am

sproing

Hi sherb!

11:41 am

sherb

later doxy :)

I'm off too... back later... :)

11:42 am

sproing

bye sherb!

11:42 am

bunnyvicious

po 7/40 & 8/55 are my last two words...

11:43 am

Yoink

And I'm off too for now, back later to finish off, hopefully!

11:44 am

Babbler

bye to all who are leaving : )

11:44 am

harpjane

ca 7 & 8? I have the supporting column words. Need the other two.

11:45 am

Kentagram

Hi All -- I have another statistical query. Does anyone keep records of the "best of's" -- such as highest board, highest scoring word, longest word ??

11:45 am

rosalind230

po 7/40 na d po6/55 add onto po5/16 before them

11:45 am

bunnyvicious

ca 7 - 8 witches brew in them

11:47 am

bunnyvicious

Kent....I don't think so....

11:47 am

bunnyvicious

Harp, was that the one you needed?

11:49 am

harpjane

bunny, I don't know. Didn't get the word yet. I need to brush up on my witch words, I guess!

11:50 am

bunnyvicious

OK, try a word for black pot used to simmer stews...

11:50 am

Babbler

up6/24 anyone pls? ty

11:50 am

Jera

the witch brew ca is one of those "alternate spellings" Babble is famous for... drop the u...

11:50 am

72 Temple Owl

* scratches head* po7/8? i have the po6

11:51 am

harpjane

up + to 4/4

11:51 am

bunnyvicious

up + past tense of tear

11:51 am

Jera

un + op4/5

11:51 am

Babbler

thanks bunny : )

11:52 am

Babbler

and harp! : )

11:52 am

Jera

Oh is there more than one? I'm sorry, I don't have the list...

11:52 am

72 Temple Owl

those up words are stupid even by babble standrars!

11:52 am

bunnyvicious

the po's have the same ending as strappy summer shoes do

11:52 am

harpjane

Got it! Thank you. One more c and I'm taking a break.

11:52 am

72 Temple Owl

but thanks for the clues!

11:52 am

bunnyvicious

I think my favorite stupid word was cooeeing.

11:53 am

72 Temple Owl

we could have a ball with neologisms....

11:53 am

harpjane

cr 5/16? I have the cough.

11:53 am

bunnyvicious

you know, sand***....

11:54 am

72 Temple Owl

bunny - not using the list yet - but now i know there are more po6 than i have! :)

11:55 am

Jera

Oh, i see my mistake... I can't tell a N from a P...

*cleans glasses vigorously*

11:55 am

bunnyvicious

oh, well, than one of them is the word for lbs., then add on the sand*** ending

11:56 am

bunnyvicious

cr 5/16 a close friend especially of long standing

11:56 am

72 Temple Owl

thanks bunny - i took it on faith - i still cannot see it!

BBL - class begins again!

11:57 am

Jera

I don't think I've ever seen that word singular before (the cr5/16)... interesting!

11:57 am

harpjane

ty bunny. I can't see straight any more. 22 words to go. must have coffee....

11:59 am

Jera

I have 70 words to go & it's my naptime... gonna go lie down on the couch & doze off to the soap operas I taped... later, all...

11:59 am

bunnyvicious

:), I end my coffee drinking for the day when I finish the grid!

11:59 am

bunnyvicious

Any other clues before I go?

12:00 pm

Babbler

bunny - I didn't get the dr8.... :/

12:00 pm

Jera

Don't forget to e-mail me if you are interested in Girl Scout Cookies... my tiny new Troop needs the funding!

12:00 pm

Babbler

see you later, Jera :)

12:00 pm

bunnyvicious

Jera...your e-mail adress?

12:01 pm

Jera

It's in my profile, BV...

12:02 pm

bunnyvicious

Sorry, I didn't see it...

12:02 pm

Jera

*yawns hugley & toddles off to the couch*

12:05 pm

bunnyvicious

I'm a ham, I just don't see an e-mail adress. Guess I'll have to bake (gasp) if I want cookies.

12:05 pm

renfield

babbler - google this...Any of several tropical plants of the genera Cordyline, some species of which are cultivated as house plants for their decorative foliage

Picture this: the original babble game, posted to the wall. Sort of 50s looking. The tiles were physical tiles in primary colors. A note pasted to the board said "use tiles like scrabble. Figure out how to get tiles started. Like Jenga."

Perhaps Dr_God could tell us, but I don't think that's actually how it happened!! LOL. What does Jenga have to do with it?

12:34 pm

EasternBlue

I like it!

12:34 pm

LeslieAnn

julie, that's really funny

12:35 pm

EasternBlue

*whispers to everyone else*

I think Julie is losing it!!

tee hee hee!!

12:35 pm

Julie

Losing it? Oh, it's long gone, let me tell you.

12:35 pm

renfield

thanks eb
julie....was this an epic dream?

12:37 pm

Julie

I's true I have dreams of vampires, zombies, and quests, but this was a stand alone image.

12:37 pm

EasternBlue

*in best Dr. Freud voice*

so...zees dreeems you are having, ya? do zey involve anyone else or just zis grid you mention??

12:38 pm

renfield

eb - i told mez i wanted a new chaise lounge w/ a new lap table and corel draw so i could draw really neat pictures.....of course i made the mistake of telling him you drew in paint......8)

12:38 pm

LeslieAnn

yes, and tell us about your mother

12:39 pm

EasternBlue

*continuing Freudian voice*

I zink you are falling in love with theese thing you call Babble...but I zink it is a hidden love for ze creator of zis game,ya??

don't show him what i've drawn...or let me know & I'll make one really 'bad' to show how much better it could be corel (which I've never used...but looks good!!)

12:41 pm

renfield

sorry eb - mez is hubsand....

12:42 pm

EasternBlue

ooops. I meant, with corel...

12:42 pm

Babbler

ra5/12 anyone, pls? ty

12:42 pm

LeslieAnn

babbler, only one i have is the plural of what you do to the fridge late at night

12:42 pm

renfield

righr me to eb...however..he's seen your work....

12:43 pm

EasternBlue

Babs - I only have 5 (words...not left to go...) sorry! I'll be no help for quite awhile!!

12:43 pm

Babbler

that's the one!! ty! :)

12:43 pm

EasternBlue

Rennie - then our dastardly plan is foiled!!

12:44 pm

renfield

we'll think of another one.....

12:46 pm

hurshy

hello, safari folks. hurshy has been through a lot of emotional ups and downs this week and is very thankful to babble and all you babblers for keeping her sane. she would also be very thankful now for a clue on the first ca7.

12:46 pm

harpjane

Babbler-ra 5/12-plural of the 4/4

12:47 pm

EasternBlue

hurshy - (((HUG))) is all I can give you since I don't have that word...

12:47 pm

harpjane

hurshy-sounds like a witch's kettle

12:47 pm

doxy1lover

ca7,8 - hat + or4, plural

12:47 pm

hurshy

((HUG)) back - appreciated, auntie. :)

12:47 pm

renfield

ca 7 & 8 mrp gave us this ball ca* + verbal exam and exams

12:48 pm

Babbler

((( hurshy ))) hiya! : )

12:48 pm

hurshy

it would have to be a word i know. now i feel silly. :)

12:49 pm

renfield

hurshy you are so smart!!!!! were you ever in the national spelling competitions?

12:49 pm

hurshy

(((babbler))) hi to you too

12:49 pm

FMitch

Evening,
Struggling here looking for the ca8/60 and 9/78 - can anyone help, also actually looking for the ca5/12 too... :)

12:49 pm

harpjane

just for the record, the hat+test is the second ca7, not the first.

12:50 pm

doxy1lover

hurshy, I am impressed, I didn't know that one....*bowing to the word master*

12:50 pm

EasternBlue

hi FMitch...!!!

12:50 pm

harpjane

ca 5/12, how the value of a gem is measured

12:50 pm

Babbler

hi Fmitch : )

12:50 pm

hurshy

but caldron IS a witch's kettle - does it make me smart to know that? and no, i didn't make it all the way to the national spelling bee. even now, when i see it on TV, it's only once in a while that i go "i actually know that word!!!"

12:51 pm

hurshy

oh my, i posted the word! what stress i have been under to do that!!

12:51 pm

harpjane

hurshy, you are pretty smart, except that you just accidentally posted a word!

12:51 pm

renfield

sorry harp.....sometimes my deslex gets the best of me..8}

12:51 pm

FMitch

Hi ya Babs,

12:52 pm

hurshy

so sorry so sorry so sorry

12:52 pm

renfield

good clue hurshy!!!!

12:52 pm

LeslieAnn

hurshy, 'sok, i think people thought you knew the other 7 and 8 combo

12:52 pm

harpjane

I, on the other hand, had never seen the word before....so I didn't know the definiton.....go figure!

12:53 pm

Babbler

Fmitch : ca8 - A supporting column sculptured in the form of a draped female figure. (and then plural)

ok, so to clear this up, i did not know the second 7/8 combo, am not as smart as you all thought, and have not given any great clues (or any clues at all).

12:53 pm

EasternBlue

hurshy - but you're still loved!! 8 D

12:54 pm

harpjane

The bottom line here, the ca's are tough today!

12:54 pm

Babbler

don't worry, hurshy. : )

12:54 pm

LeslieAnn

anyone care to share the ar 6/24?

12:54 pm

hurshy

thanks. :)

12:54 pm

Babbler

ar6/24 - go in circles...

12:54 pm

doxy1lover

ar6- go ar**** and ar**** in a circle

12:54 pm

hurshy

ar 6/24 what goes ar6 comes ar6

12:54 pm

renfield

ahrp - in the south and southwest we're use to a similar spanish word w/ an addition vowel (note - this is not a clue) just an observation)

12:56 pm

FMitch

Harp you are so right re the ca's

thanks for the c8/9 clue babbler - any one got a clue for the ca5/123 and that will be me done... please someone put me out of my misery!!!!

12:57 pm

LeslieAnn

oh, thanks (and i think a 5/123 would have to be xzkxz)

12:58 pm

hurshy

fmitch - harp posted at 12:50 on the ca 5/12

12:59 pm

FMitch

LOL Leslie - what can I say desperate typo on my part ca5/12 is al I am looking for.

1:00 pm

hurshy

that symmetry of the ARA in the fourth row is the cause of much trouble, i think

1:01 pm

FMitch

Hurhsy - thankyou for pointing that out as I had totally missed it,
Harp thanks for the great clue - I am done.

1:01 pm

LeslieAnn

i hear ya...

1:02 pm

hurshy

congrats fmitch!

1:02 pm

Babbler

congrats, Fmitch! : )

1:02 pm

LeslieAnn

hooray fmitch!

1:02 pm

EasternBlue

woo hoo fmitch!!

1:02 pm

doxy1lover

way to go fmitch!!!

1:02 pm

FMitch

Thanks guys - couldn't have finished w/o your help.

1:04 pm

hurshy

da6?

1:06 pm

FMitch

da6/24 - da+ french for you (2 letters) + Egypian god (2 letters)

1:07 pm

hurshy

perfect, thanks.

1:07 pm

Babbler

thanks Fmitch : )

1:10 pm

renfield

thanks fmitch

1:10 pm

Nonny

Hi all! Well.........I'm down to my last four and they're all ca. Any help w/ ca 7/36? How about ca 8/60?

1:11 pm

hurshy

nonny - the clues for those are on this page or just the next back, if you want to take a look. :)

1:11 pm

hurshy

i'm going to kick myself if this is another word i know, but, dr8?

1:11 pm

Nonny

Found the first ca 7/36. Only need ca 8/60....PLEASE??

1:11 pm

Babbler

hurshy, also on this page or just before : )

1:12 pm

Anj

nonny, take the S off the ca9 : )

1:13 pm

Babbler

hey Anj : )

li6/21 ??

1:13 pm

Babbler

(haven't got the li5/12, if that's related... : / )

1:14 pm

renfield

hey anj 8)

1:14 pm

Angelsong

dr8? it's making me dizzy

1:14 pm

EasternBlue

hi Anj!

1:14 pm

Babbler

n/m found em : )

1:15 pm

harpjane

Nonny ca 8 "A supporting column sculptured in the form of a draped female figure"

1:15 pm

sproing

dr8 is a female dragon...

1:15 pm

sproing

(hello all btw)

1:16 pm

hurshy

ah, dug it up a few pages back - hard clues to follow. it's funny because i kind of figured it was dragon related, had guessed the first 4 letters i mean, and just couldn't figure out the ending. even with the clues it was a challenge!

1:16 pm

EasternBlue

hi sproing!!

1:16 pm

FMitch

Babbler - your lovely icon is remingding me on an old black and white TV prog) showing my age again - Looks like Clarence the crossed eyed lion from a series called Daktari.

1:16 pm

sproing

hiya!

1:17 pm

Babbler

Fmitch - it is!!! :D

1:17 pm

doxy1lover

babbler, another fan!!!

1:17 pm

renfield

hey sproing

1:17 pm

Babbler

Daktari, btw. great theme tune too! :D

1:17 pm

hurshy

let me see if i can come up with a happier clue now that i have it...
dr8 - dragonish beginning, then add an ar5 word (not in puzzle) that is like a stadium or place like that where they play basketball, except drop the r

1:18 pm

FMitch

LOL sorry v tired so typing is a bit shot!!!

1:18 pm

Anj

Hi Babs, Ren, EB, All... : )

1:18 pm

hurshy

ok, now how about the en6 (what a pest i am today!)?

1:19 pm

LeslieAnn

don't worry hurshy i need it too!

1:19 pm

Muffinman

Hi anyone. How many words are there to be found. I haven't signed up yet. But will later on tonight. Thanks

Yep, I'm hooked. Was hooked on scrabble but the site got a little whacky.

1:27 pm

harpjane

Does Babble take over my life? Well, why am I still in my pajamas when it's after noon?

1:28 pm

LeslieAnn

nothing wrong with that, jane! (me too)

1:28 pm

doxy1lover

la6,7 - young boy + r + opposite of off

1:28 pm

EasternBlue

leslieann...yup...it's a little distorted...I have to work on the grid proportions...but I promised lotti I'd include a giraffe...and Babs a lion...I wanted the tiger & elephant so I had to make it a little bigger....

1:28 pm

renfield

me aslo too as well....

1:29 pm

Babbler

la6/27 pls, anyone? ty

1:29 pm

harpjane

babbler, look down, a clue was just posted

1:29 pm

LeslieAnn

well i think it's cute as is, eb. you should design children's wallpaper or something.

1:29 pm

doxy1lover

I just gave a clue couple of minutes ago.

1:30 pm

Yoink

Back to (attempt to) finish off

1:30 pm

doxy1lover

welcome back

1:30 pm

FMitch

Babs - and EB has to think about the la6 for her icon when designing it

1:30 pm

LeslieAnn

you smell nice today, yoink?

1:30 pm

hurshy

doxy - babbler's asking for the later one (which i could use too)

1:30 pm

harpjane

Sorry babbler, different la 6.
La 6/27--newspaper job. la+++++ editor. Makes sure the columns are in the right place....

1:30 pm

Babbler

I've got that one, thanks. It's the la6/27 I'm after, further down the list... : )

hey again, Yoink : )

1:30 pm

renfield

hey yoink

1:30 pm

EasternBlue

leslieann...thanks! I still think about writing/illustrating children's books...just working up the courage!!

1:31 pm

doxy1lover

babs, if you have the la5 - girls name, add an e

1:31 pm

Babbler

thank you! : )

1:31 pm

doxy1lover

EB, you should do it. You are a great artist.

1:31 pm

Yoink

Certainly hope so LeslieAnn! I had a shower earlier

1:32 pm

LeslieAnn

what is your icon?

1:32 pm

renfield

eb...you need to go for it!!!!

1:32 pm

EasternBlue

*blush* thanks...

1:32 pm

hurshy

omigosh eb, maybe we could do it together - i have a sort of poem that i think would make a great kids book, but i am no illustrator...

1:33 pm

Yoink

It's Safari by Ralph Lauren

1:33 pm

LeslieAnn

hahaha good one

1:33 pm

hurshy

good one yoink

1:33 pm

Vicuna

EasternBlue, I just self-published a nursery rhyme book, because as far as I could see it would be the rest of my life if I tried working through regular publishers. I know a woman whose book has been on the shelf at Candlewick for over ten years!

1:34 pm

renfield

hey have ya'll heard or read that kinky friedman is running for governor of texas....

1:35 pm

EasternBlue

Vicuna - self publishing is a great idea...a little short on funds at the moment, but something to consider!!

1:35 pm

hurshy

how much does it cost to self-publish?

1:35 pm

EasternBlue

Vicuna - congrats on doing it yourself...that is a great step to take!! 8 D

1:38 pm

Vicuna

Self-publishing is remarkably inexpensive for mostly text paperback. Unfortunately, children's books usually require full-color, and I wanted mine hardcover, too. That means there are fewer presses who can do it, and it costs more. I paid about $900 (which I saved up through art sales). I reckon I have to sell about $150 books to break even.

1:38 pm

hurshy

vicuna - how do you find a press?

1:38 pm

Vicuna

(I mean 150 books, not $150.)

1:39 pm

Angelsong

a good self publishing site: lulu.com

1:39 pm

Vicuna

Of which I've sold about 20 so far, in a month.

1:39 pm

EasternBlue

Vicuna - congrats...it's great that you went for the hardcover too...looks 'snazzy' with a hardcover!

1:39 pm

hurshy

how many did you get printed up for that price, v?

1:40 pm

FMitch

Any more clues needed? otherwsie I am going to disappear as have a very early start tomorrow.

1:41 pm

LeslieAnn

up 7/40?

1:41 pm

EasternBlue

FMitch - still bunches more to find - don't even know which clues I need yet...thanks for the offer...but have a nice sleep!! Sweet Dreams!

1:41 pm

alison007

oh my, i thought boggle was the best game on earth...

1:41 pm

hurshy

yes clues clues fmitch!
please some help on pa's.
i have one of the first two 5/12s (praise) but not the other or the 6 there.

1:42 pm

EasternBlue

alison - until you found Babble?? 8 D

welcome!!

1:42 pm

Vicuna

It is "print on demand". That means I also have to pay for each copy of the book, but I can get however many or few I want. I got 50 to start with. The company I used is called dogear. I was quite pleased with the work they did, but frustrated with how many little delays there were in the process.

1:43 pm

Yoink

Hursy, pluralise the one you have and also change the last vowel of the 5 for the other 5

1:44 pm

FMitch

Leslie - do you mean the un7/40 as there is no up7. clue for the un7.40 is to uncover or unveil - un +d****

1:45 pm

LeslieAnn

yup, that's what i meant, thanks fmitch

1:45 pm

Vicuna

(My web site is nydamprints.com, btw, if anyone wants to go look, but you can't really see the quality of the book very well. I have to take better pictures.)

1:45 pm

FMitch

hurshy - be with you in 2 mins

1:45 pm

Yoink

Also, I meant Hurshy, not Hursy...

1:46 pm

doxy1lover

leslieann, I really like your lion. he is very cute.

1:46 pm

alison007

yes! oh wait until i show this to my mother

1:47 pm

LeslieAnn

thanks. he is from a cartoon here: http://www.weebls-stuff.com/to ons/kenya/ (take out spaces as usual)

1:48 pm

FMitch

Hursh both pa5/12 are the same spelling just change the last vowel, the 6 is a plural

1:50 pm

hurshy

ah, thanks folks (funny that you needed a couple mins fmitch, as i did too - my sister called)

1:51 pm

periwinkle

clues please for the di6/24 and di7/36

1:52 pm

doxy1lover

di6,7 - di + your + opposite of off, plural

1:52 pm

hurshy

peri - begins like "tea is a ****etic", then add opp of off

1:53 pm

FMitch

there is a pa5/16 that means the person that settles the bills and then a pa6/30 - if you win some money you get a pa**** (looks like 2 x 3 letter words)

1:53 pm

EasternBlue

Vicuna -
just took a look at your site...the images you've created are unbelievable...you carve all those into wood blocks & rubber??? WOW!!!

1:53 pm

periwinkle

thanks found the di6 and di7

1:54 pm

hurshy

all set with the pa's fmitch, thanks, now working on the po7 which shouldn't be that hard considering...

1:55 pm

periwinkle

missing the da4/6

1:55 pm

hurshy

got it, on to pu's

1:55 pm

hurshy

they'll probably stink :)

1:56 pm

hurshy

da 4/6 not son but.... take out the gh and the er

1:56 pm

Vicuna

Thanks, EasternBlue. I do indeed, and if the last time you tried carving was linoleum blocks in middle school, believe me, this is much more fun! :)

1:56 pm

periwinkle

TY hurshy

1:57 pm

EasternBlue

Vicuna - that is too funny! I did carve those in middle school!!

I noticed you had a pix of bldg. at Dartmouth - are you in NH??

1:58 pm

Vicuna

EB, no, I'm near Boston now, but the first year I was married I was there while my husband was finishing an MBA at Dartmouth.

2:00 pm

hurshy

ok, did people not GET my pu joke?

2:00 pm

doxy1lover

I was here laughing with you

2:00 pm

Vicuna

It was very good, hurshy! I laughed, really I did!

2:00 pm

LeslieAnn

yes hurshy, but i'm on the fu's so i thought it was best not to comment

2:03 pm

hurshy

yeah, the fu section got me at the time :)

2:04 pm

Vicuna

So, EasternBlue, I guess all of this was a long way of saying, that if you can together the money to get started, it feels really good to go ahead and make your book. I had wanted to do it for years before I finally took the plunge. So hold onto the dream! :)

2:05 pm

FMitch

Hurshy I would have laughed, honest, but I just got side tracked by the TV - it is time for me to go so I will bid you all adieu till next time (which means some time tomorrow)!!!!!

2:05 pm

periwinkle

la6/21 and la6/27?

2:06 pm

Yoink

Bye FMitch

2:06 pm

hurshy

bye fmitch - thanks for all the help!

2:06 pm

Babbler

ca6/24, below playing ca4/6, pls and ty

2:07 pm

renfield

later fmitch

2:07 pm

Babbler

bye Fmitch : )

2:08 pm

hurshy

babbler - to do with your heart

2:08 pm

Babbler

found it : )

2:08 pm

granadan

FUNDAL *is* a word......

2:08 pm

hurshy

peri - la 6/21 latin pl of prev la5 (____ ingalls wilder)

la 6/27 a photo spread

2:09 pm

doxy1lover

yes it is granadan. I was irritated by that one too

2:09 pm

hurshy

i think lacrap should be a word. class up crap a little - instead of saying "that's crap!" we could say "that's lacrap!"

2:09 pm

hurshy

i'm also pretty sure orne is a word - jane austen used it anyway

2:09 pm

periwinkle

TY hurshy

2:09 pm

doxy1lover

LOL hurshy

2:09 pm

Babbler

ad6/24 pls anyone? ty

2:10 pm

hydra

Sad news, everyone. I know some of you from overseas were following the story of the whale in the Thames. I've just heard that it's died. I feel very sad for the poor creature, all disorientated and alone, being hoisted onto a barge and taken downstream. They were trying to help it, but it must have been terrified.

2:10 pm

doxy1lover

ad + no4

2:10 pm

Babbler

oh hyrdra!!! thanks for telling us. That's sad. : (

2:10 pm

hydra

Babbler, ad plus opposite of an adjective.

2:11 pm

renfield

that is sad......

2:11 pm

Babbler

thank you! I have one word left to find.......... but I don't know which! It's a C word.... : /

2:11 pm

Yoink

It's a race Babs! I have 2 to go...

2:11 pm

hydra

Yes, it was on Sky news just now. They now think some naval acitivity under the ocean must have disturbed its sonar.

2:12 pm

Babbler

DONE!!!

2:12 pm

Yoink

And I'm done!

2:12 pm

Yoink

Doh!

2:12 pm

Babbler

it was a plural... thought I had it.... duh! :D

2:12 pm

granadan

doxy!!!!
*wags bum on seat*
How you doing? You a granny yet?

2:12 pm

doxy1lover

down to 2. need help with last li5, pls.

2:12 pm

periwinkle

missing a ca6/24 think it is the one right after the ca8/50 and then the ca5/16 right after the ca6/24

2:12 pm

hurshy

ta7 amuses me. like you're late to school and the other kids think you're cool so they say this.

2:13 pm

doxy1lover

ca6 - one who takes prisoners

2:13 pm

Yoink

Congrats Babs :)

2:13 pm

periwinkle

doxy, must be dense today, don't get the clue for the for the ca6

2:14 pm

doxy1lover

ca5 - you might say this that means finished.

2:14 pm

Babbler

Congrats to you too, Yoink! :)

2:14 pm

hydra

Have you got a clue for that ta7, hurshy? Still got 25 to find.

2:15 pm

doxy1lover

granadan, yes. She came on Friday 13, weighing 7 pounds 2 ounces and 18 inches long. She is beautiful

2:15 pm

renfield

way to go yoink and babbler!!!!!!!!!!

2:15 pm

doxy1lover

congrats to yoink and babbler!!!!

2:15 pm

Yoink

And with that I think I'll call it a day, see if there's anything on tv worth watching.

2:16 pm

granadan

She shares a birthday with my youngest! Congratulations, she sounds wonderful.

2:16 pm

hydra

Congratulations, doxy1lover. It must be wonderful to
be a gran.

2:16 pm

doxy1lover

peri, ca6 - baseball hat + opposite of from + r

2:16 pm

Babbler

see you later, Yoink : )

2:17 pm

doxy1lover

I am loving it. She is a snuggler, which is absolutely the best thing in the world.

2:17 pm

granadan

You are making me broody again

2:18 pm

hurshy

well, that sort of was a clue. it begins with to be late and ends with opposite of off

2:18 pm

Babbler

I'm going now too. I've got the sniffles.... : (

see you all tomorrow! : )

2:18 pm

Vicuna

hydra, if you stiill need the ta7, it may be what Wayne's World people say when they're late to school: "Ta--, dude!"

2:18 pm

doxy1lover

bye babbler, get well soon.

2:18 pm

renfield

later yoink.....8)
later babbler...8)

2:18 pm

Yoink

Hope you're feeling better tomorrow Babs :)

2:18 pm

hurshy

see, yes, that is exactly what i was saying, thanks vicuna!

2:19 pm

Babbler

thanks, guys : )

2:19 pm

hydra

Thanks, Vicuna. resorted to a2z dictionary.

2:19 pm

harpjane

ad 6?

2:20 pm

doxy1lover

ad + person, place or thing

2:20 pm

periwinkle

doxy, finally found the ca6, TY

2:20 pm

doxy1lover

li5/18, the last one pls?

2:20 pm

EasternBlue

bye Babs & Yoink!!

Congrats on finishing...

congrats Doxy on your grandchild
(sorry - i was clue hunting back in the log!!)

2:21 pm

harpjane

thank you doxy!

2:21 pm

periwinkle

ca5/16?

2:21 pm

hurshy

doxy - no li 5/18 - if you mean la 5/18, it's a basketball shot

2:22 pm

hydra

D'you mean la5/18, Doxy1?

2:22 pm

EasternBlue

Vicuna - I went to Holy Cross...probably not far from where you live (depending upon where 'outside' of Beantown you are!!)

2:22 pm

doxy1lover

thank you hurshy. No wonder I couldn't find it.

2:23 pm

hydra

Clue for la5/18 - opposite of stand down.

2:23 pm

granadan

how is the doxy?

2:23 pm

hurshy

ca 5/16 to completely crash (add last golf shot minus t)

2:23 pm

EasternBlue

Vicuna - thanks for the ta clue...that's what I was looking for!!

2:23 pm

doxy1lover

laying at my feet wanting a tummy rub

2:25 pm

doxy1lover

Finished. Woo hoo!!!!

2:25 pm

periwinkle

TY hurshy

2:25 pm

granadan

Aww, my farty lapwarmer went down with back trouble, glaucoma and cataract - all in two days. She still a bit incontinent, but at least she is walking again, just looks a bit drunk.

she will be fine. She will celebrate her 18th same year I do my 40th. She aint getting away that easy
*hands Wiggi a life sentence*

2:27 pm

EasternBlue

Vicuna...I think I stayed at a B&B in Needham when I was looking at colleges...interviewed at BU & visited BC, but fell in love w/ Holy Cross!

2:27 pm

EasternBlue

hi Jera!!

2:28 pm

EasternBlue

granadan - I'm sure Wiggi will stick around as long as she can...hope she's better : )

2:28 pm

periwinkle

thanks for the clues found the dr words I needed

2:29 pm

periwinkle

missing last dr4/7

2:29 pm

Judi

Afternoon, fellow addicts. I see animals is the theme today.

2:29 pm

doxy1lover

Hate to leave, but must start a new baby quilt for someone at work who is adopting her first baby. She has been trying for 13 years.

2:30 pm

EasternBlue

doxy - go & be crafty!! it is for a wonderful thing!! bye!!

2:30 pm

renfield

later doxy
hey judi

2:30 pm

periwinkle

need li5/12 and li6/21

2:30 pm

Vicuna

EB- Needham's nothing too special to visit, but it's a really nice town to live in (except criminally expensive housing, like everywhere else, these days.) I see you're in NY now. Upstate?

2:30 pm

hurshy

safari, specifically, judi.

2:30 pm

EasternBlue

Hi Judi! I think "safari" is the official...but mostly animals!!

2:30 pm

granadan

congrats on finishing - good luck with the quilt!

2:30 pm

harpjane

dr 4/7, what the appliance next to my washer does.

2:31 pm

EasternBlue

Vicuna - western (Rochester)...I grew up in Northern NY

2:31 pm

periwinkle

harpjane, just found it before I saw your post, TY

2:32 pm

harpjane

li 5 & 6, Think reptile, omit the high-point consonant

2:33 pm

hurshy

well, well, they certainly made us work for this one, didn't they.

2:33 pm

Judi

Okay, if it's safari, my animal still works. He's a meerkat.

2:33 pm

EasternBlue

Judi - indeed he does...quite cute too!!

2:34 pm

hurshy

i picked elephant because in relaxation therapy one thing you can do is pick a calming word or phrase and repeat it over and over, like "peace" or "let go". but mine is "elephant". for some reason i find it a very relaxing word.

2:35 pm

periwinkle

TY harpjane

2:35 pm

EasternBlue

hursh - did you read Babar a lot as a child??

2:35 pm

renfield

hurshy...instead of saying he** if i know...we say elephant rhino...

2:35 pm

hurshy

nope. :)

2:36 pm

hurshy

lol ren

2:36 pm

hurshy

oh NO i posted another word! twice in one day!!!

2:36 pm

periwinkle

clues please for the po7/40 and po8/55 and po5/14

2:36 pm

EasternBlue

Rennie - tee hee hee!!

2:37 pm

hurshy

po 5/14 is just a pl
po 7 adds mr. gore or mr. weird yankovic to the prev po5

2:40 pm

periwinkle

TY hurshy, po7 and po8 new words for me, actually pretty stupid words

2:40 pm

periwinkle

pa6/30 and the pa4/7

2:41 pm

harpjane

I'm downloading Firefox. Will I be glad? Tell me what you think!

2:43 pm

harpjane

pa 6/30, what you get when you win in Vegas. The banker then pa 4/7 you.

2:43 pm

EasternBlue

harp - Firefox is the only browser my hubby & I use at home...

at work I have to use IE (corp. policy)...

2:43 pm

hydra

I use Firefox. It's brilliant.

2:43 pm

harpjane

There's an echo in here. I'm not doing it on purpose. Honest!

2:43 pm

periwinkle

TY harpjane

2:44 pm

harpjane

Every time I add new software I wait for the computer to crash. Mine is practically ancient. Almost a year old!

2:45 pm

hurshy

harp, just cause it echoes for you doesn't mean it does for us, don't worry

judi that is what i did (but don't tell any one, let them think I am just brilliant!!)

4:20 pm

aknitter

now on to the 2nd 7/36 (rubs hands briskly to ready for typing)

4:24 pm

brandyjack

for that ca7/36, think of Radar's rank and mash the first syllable.

4:25 pm

brandyjack

I think they also used to be a Cigaratte brand Sweet Ca _ _ _ _ _

4:26 pm

aknitter

Cigaratte brand!! i never smoked

4:27 pm

LeslieAnn

caroline? dun dun DUN!

4:27 pm

brandyjack

No, but you probably watched TV and were inundated with idiotic commercials. Remember Marlboro's and Tareyton's?

4:28 pm

sherb

lol Leslie ! :D

4:28 pm

aknitter

u.s. ciggies or canadian?

4:28 pm

Minbat

The cigs were French... I got the word(s), thinking it's the French word for Radar's rank.

4:29 pm

brandyjack

I believe it was US smoke brand.

4:30 pm

aknitter

ahh gotta love google and it's language tools ty all for your efforts

4:30 pm

Jen

Okay, I am very orderly about my word list (I go letter by letter and nothing varying)... but all these clues MADE me put in that word!! Now I have a random ca word while I am trying to work on to's!!!! :)

4:31 pm

aknitter

jen too bad you can't delete it!! but you'd be sorry when you needed it later LOL

4:32 pm

brandyjack

Dating myself badly I guess.
Sweet Ca***** was a brand of cigarettes popular in the US around the turn of the century.....

4:32 pm

aknitter

turn of the century -- good lord and you can still type!!

4:32 pm

Jen

Aw, brandyjack, you aren't THAT old!

4:33 pm

EasternBlue

brandyjack - the turn of the century was only 6 years ago....I remember it!!

4:33 pm

brandyjack

I must be when I can dredge up memories of cigarettes that have been out of fashoin for 80 years.........

4:33 pm

aknitter

22 ca's only 3 to go, but which 3? no i must go through the list again

davetins..thanks! I've got those now & the basketball one...and the 'fatty' one...

4:39 pm

davetins

what about the one that rhymes with what the lottery winner gets

4:39 pm

EasternBlue

I didn't think to try the name...since they're not usually allowed!!

4:40 pm

Minbat

and there's what a basketball player does

4:40 pm

EasternBlue

got that one now too...

ooo...this is fun!!

4:40 pm

davetins

there's also another word for boy with a man's name following (and plural for 7)

4:40 pm

Minbat

sorry, i should have refreshed.

4:41 pm

Angelsong

need PO's:

4/9
5/20
7/40
8/55
last 4/6

4:42 pm

EasternBlue

*HUG*

davetins...whew!! done with the lalalalala!!

thanks!!

4:42 pm

davetins

7/40 is english currency and a man.s shortened name

4:43 pm

davetins

po4/9 is what you put your feet on

4:44 pm

davetins

po4/6 is what a woman does when she doesn't get her own way

4:44 pm

aknitter

ca 5/16 and ca 6/24 the one nearest the last ca 8 and 9
these are my last 2 ca's

4:45 pm

MissyMe

Angelsong
need PO's:

4/9 like something that went po** when it disintegrated, or fluffing up a pillow
5/20 plural of above
7/40 the word for lb with a vowel + consonant ending
8/55 plural of above
last 4/6 a turned down mouth...not a smile

4:46 pm

davetins

ca6/24 some one who has caught you

4:46 pm

davetins

ca5/16 is slang for finished starts with a hat

4:47 pm

ren8

Is there any chance someone could help me with pa 6/30 please?

4:47 pm

aknitter

davetins i have the caught you one

4:47 pm

MissyMe

aknitter
ca 5/16 and ca 6/24 the one nearest the last ca 8 and 9
ca5/16 when something ends abruptly, or dies on you its ca***, (last part is like "I *** the key on the keyring for safekeeping"
ca6/24 refers to the heart

found the pa4 I need, now just one word a C word, need to recheck list once again.

7:28 pm

mas

pa4/5 pa--legal

7:30 pm

mas

Could I get a clue for the an5 and the da6?

7:30 pm

periwinkle

I am missing a ca4/6 Have the C***Cod one. This is my last word.

7:30 pm

periwinkle

It is either the 4th or 5th ca4/6 I am missing

7:31 pm

aknitter

ca 4/6 there is the mafia guy and the birthday ca**

7:31 pm

aknitter

po 6/27 anyone?

7:32 pm

periwinkle

just monkeytyped and found the last ca4

7:33 pm

periwinkle

Lots of new words for me today.
I am DONE finally. Thanks for all of the clues.
marigold are you still here, is Ava still up.
I would love to talk with her on the phone. I am getting off the computer now.

7:33 pm

Jen

Woo hoo peri!!

7:34 pm

mas

aknitter po6/27 is a pl.

7:34 pm

mas

yea Periwinkle!

7:35 pm

marigold

no Ava is sleeping. I will be going off soon

7:35 pm

Jera

la6/21, please? I'm currently after the first one, but I don't have any of them...

7:35 pm

aknitter

ty mas, missed the obvious (hits self with fish of obviousness)

7:36 pm

mas

LA6/27 magazine pasteup

7:36 pm

aknitter

adding an e to the end of the women's name gives you a 21,not sure if it is the 1st as i don't have them all yet

7:38 pm

Jera

just found the 5/18 so I was thinking of that other ending, thanks!

7:38 pm

Jen

Either ar6/21 anyone?

7:40 pm

Jera

7 to go...

7:41 pm

aknitter

jen both ar's are the same word just a differnet vowel ending --- Known or understood by only a few

7:42 pm

mas

AR 6/21 ar = what the little train said "I think I --- = a different vowel for each word

7:43 pm

Jen

TY aknitter and mas!! :)

7:43 pm

mas

Does anyone have DA6 or AN5?

7:44 pm

aknitter

an 5 if i am listening to you i am lending an***

7:44 pm

Jen

an5: a + opp. of "far"

7:44 pm

aknitter

the first la 6/21 if anyone can help i'd be greatful

7:47 pm

Jera

Whoo-hoo!!!

*happy dance of doneness*

7:47 pm

aknitter

yeah jera yippeeee

7:48 pm

Jera

scottish boy + a boy's name (both 3 letters)

7:48 pm

Jen

WTG Jera!!! :))))

Missed 2 P's, 1 C, and 1 L, so I am working thru that.

7:48 pm

mas

Thanks aknitter and Jen..
Yea Jera!

7:49 pm

Jera

I thought I was done but I missed a Y... I hate it when that happens... nice to have the stats grid!

7:49 pm

Jen

And your clue for the L, helped me too!

7:51 pm

Jera

Happy to be useful rather than merely decorative...

7:52 pm

aknitter

jera i tried the 3 letter boys name (like the sun) but it won't take the word

7:52 pm

Jera

Not like the sun... think Harry Potter's mate

7:53 pm

Jen

aknitter, Pres. Reagan's first name shortened.

7:53 pm

aknitter

duh! My daughter's name is int he grid and i keep getting distracted by it

7:53 pm

aknitter

her name is rae

7:53 pm

mas

I still have 28 to go and have hit the wall. Could I have clues for the LA7 and the UN7?

Ooooh, wotcha working on aknitter? I just finished up a scarf for my MIL!

8:40 pm

aknitter

jen i am making a cute cardigan for myself, ties in the front, short chanell style

8:41 pm

aknitter

if i made a scarf for my MIL i'd have to tie it tightly around her neck (oh did i say that out loud)??!!

8:41 pm

Jacula

I've nearly finished my 5th hairy scarf in a bout 10 days. Latest one is another for my Mum. It's so nice and soft I want to keep it for myself.

8:42 pm

Jen

Sounds neat! I think the hardest thing I've made is a cap for my son, and as you know, that's not very hard! I have to work on 2 baby quilts and my scrapbook (still stuck in 2004) before I tackle anything harder!

8:42 pm

Jacula

Aknitter - LOL.

8:43 pm

Jen

I made about 3 eyelash-yarn scarves for myself this winter. Made a short poncho but now that it's done, I don't really like it! LOL

8:44 pm

aknitter

jen, i don't sew (not even buttons) I'd rather buy another shirt

8:45 pm

aknitter

my newest thing is felting knitted things. very fun and very cool when done. i have a purse, slippers, cell phone bag ... it is addicting

8:46 pm

Jacula

Jen - eyelash yarn? What a lovely way of describing it! I've done 2 of those and have 2 more to do.

8:47 pm

Jen

LOL, aknitter! Trust me, it's nothing fancy... just straight lines and squares, but my friends seem to appreciate the gift. I need to finish the first one before I leave for FL in 6 days and I haven't even bought backing or batting! (or for you non-quilters, the insides and the back)

8:48 pm

Jacula

Aknitter - there is some yarn out over here that looks like ragrugging (if you know what I mean). The scarf patterns look okay but I don't really like the jumper patterns in it. There was even a bikini pattern - it looked ridiculous!

8:49 pm

Jen

I was watching Knitty Gritty on DIY the other day and they did a felted/knitted stuffed bunny... they said it was a beginner project. HA!

Jac, that's what my grandmother calls it and she's been knitting for 70 years, so I figured she knows where-of she speaks. :)

8:51 pm

Jacula

Jen- Well it's wonderfully descriptive. Will be especially so when I knit the black 'eyelash yarn' one for myself. It reminded me of sweeping false eyelashes or mascaraed lashes when I bought it.

8:51 pm

Jera

Oh wow, what did I miss?

Jen, Great Minds Think Alike (we gave almost exactly the same clue)

8:52 pm

Jera

Well, the conversation has turned to knitting, so I have nothing to contribute... so I will join the family in watching NUMB3RS...

8:53 pm

Jacula

Well, my word partner's given up the ghost and gone off up to bed. Poor old thing, he's just had a birthday you know! LOL.

Clues for the yu's would be handy, please.

8:53 pm

Jera

*does happy dance of doneness in aknitter & angelson's honor*

8:53 pm

JoJoFunLvg

Jen: I'm not aknitter either.

8:54 pm

Jera

'Nite all... let's do this again tomorrow, shall we?

*flies off into the night*

8:55 pm

Jacula

Erm, Jera... Aren't I the one who's supposed to 'fly off into the night'? LOL.

8:55 pm

Jen

Yikes! I didn't know there was a NUMB3RS on!! I sure hope my computer is recording it! :) Take care Jera!

Jac, I made a scarf a few months ago that is my fav that is a garnet eyelash with angora and ahint of gold in it... well worth the $12 I paid for the ball!

The good 'eyelash yarn' is about £2.50 per 25g ball here. You can get it gor 99p per 25g ball but, weirdly, it only knits up (on same needles) to half the length (and has many joins in the yarn on the ball).

8:59 pm

mas

Hi GreyWoulfe. I am missing both PA5/12's if anyone has them I would bow down. I am really getting desperate. Only 14 to go but am averaging one word every 15 mins.!

8:59 pm

JoJoFunLvg

Anyone out there want to talk about the big football games tomorrow? Who ~~ Seahawks or Panthers?? Remember I am from Seattle. Watch it, I am very protective of my Seahawks.

8:59 pm

Jen

Hey GW!!! Welcome to the knitter's circle! LOL

Jac, I saved the label....it's a Sunbeam Paris Mohair (made in UK by Thomas Ramsden) and it was 50g, but it made a very long scarf with size 13 needles

8:59 pm

GreyWoulf

for one of the pa5's - take the pe4 (peasant) and add teh a in the correct spot

9:00 pm

GreyWoulf

for the other change the O to and A

9:01 pm

mas

I'm really in trouble. I just realized I have all the PA5's
Thanks anyway. I think I will take a break.

9:01 pm

GreyWoulf

JoJo -- Kirsten supports your Seahawks :)

9:02 pm

Jen

Ahhh, JoJo, I don't care about any other team as long as Denver wins! Since my beloved Redskins didn't make it, my next fav team are the Broncos.

9:02 pm

Jacula

Hiya Wolfie. You must be getting excited now? I hope the nursery's ready?

9:03 pm

GreyWoulf

Jen -- whereas here, since the Eagles washed, we are ultimately for the Steelers ;)

9:04 pm

GreyWoulf

Jac -- I tried to get some furniture reorg done today only to have my daughter demonstrate that she can now climb over the gate keeping her out of my room!

9:04 pm

Jen

GW, I grew up loving the Broncs (born in CO), so I still have loyalties there. I'm just po'd that the 'Skins couldn't pull it off after that season!

9:04 pm

JoJoFunLvg

GW: I know that, and thank Kirsten for that. The line ( in LV) is not favorable to the Seahawks, just giving them the 3 pt home advantage. But, will watch and either rejoice or cry in my beer, or wine, whatever.

9:06 pm

JoJoFunLvg

Jen: Hey!!!, My Seahawks beat the skins. Happy, happy! You aren't????

9:06 pm

Jacula

Got the 'yu' words from the clues, thanks. Good thing I'm a gardener as well as a knitter, cook etc., etc., as I know that plant as Dahoon and the 'y' word for it as 'yau'. There again, the witches' pot has a 'u' in it,too, normally, as does the 'ca' tile sticking stuff (both in the grid).

9:06 pm

Jera

HEY!!! Good thing I checked back!

{{{GreyWoulf}}}

9:07 pm

mas

It's a pa6 that I need. Not the one that involves the exchange of money.

9:07 pm

GreyWoulf

((**Jera**))
:D

9:08 pm

Jacula

mas - plural of the pa5/12 above it.

9:08 pm

Jera

We don't seem to have similary Babble schedules much, GW... are you guys ready for Imbolc??

9:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

am i too late to start? : D

9:09 pm

Jacula

Any help for the 'un's'? I have the uncovering one, the resealing one and the unstitching one. Need the 4/8, 4/5 and 6/21, pretty please...

9:09 pm

mas

Thanks Jacula. I have missed most of the pls. tonight.

9:10 pm

JoJoFunLvg

Temple: I just started 20 min's ago, you don't have to solve, but just enjoy.

9:10 pm

GreyWoulf

Jera -- we are a bit too focussed on the imminent arrival to have proper plans -- Sebastian is being delivered on Feb 3 :)

Jojo, that was a travesty of a game! But this was the furthest we'd made it since like 1998, so not too bad. If Snyder would just stop messin' with the team!

Jera! Can you explain all of that to me the next time we meet? I am very curious.

9:11 pm

Jera

Oh wow, you know the sex & everything?? Now is that due date or more planned than that?

9:12 pm

GreyWoulf

Temple -- 242 today -- but the majority are fairly straight forward -- I got all but about 80 before turning in this AM and I was wiped out from being afflicted with a stomach virus :)

9:12 pm

Jacula

Now that you're here, Wolfie, I might change my lioness for a pic of the lovely old Alpha wolf I met on my Safari day. (These are real photos, not taken from the Net photos, btw.)

9:12 pm

Jen

Oooh, I really like the name Sebastian! Not that you need my approval, but nice choice GW!

9:12 pm

JoJoFunLvg

Jen: Seahawks haven't been a contender since 1984. Got ya beat. HA!

9:13 pm

GreyWoulf

Jera -- planned C-section due to complications with Kristianna's delivery

Jen -- Thank you -- middle name will be Evan

9:13 pm

mas

UN4/8 - think panties or briefs only singular and with the sometimes vowel.

9:13 pm

Jera

I agree, great name, Latin = venerable, can't go wrong with that...

9:13 pm

Jen

Jojo, Snyder goes through coaches like underwear! I absolutely refused to root for them in the Spurrier year (since I am an FSU fan and hate all things GAtor!!)

9:14 pm

Jera

Both of mine were planned... nice to not have the uncertainty... will she be awake during delivery? Sorry, I'm nosy...

9:15 pm

Jacula

Thanks mas. Got it!

9:15 pm

GreyWoulf

Jera -- yes she will

9:15 pm

Jen

GW, Evan was our next choice for a 1st name, but in the end we chose Ethan because of a John Wayne character. Plus, Ethan Earl sounds better than Evan Earl (and we had to have Earl since it's hubby's real name... insert laugh here)

9:16 pm

JoJoFunLvg

Jen: Then route for the Seahawks tomorrow. Not going to the game, couldn't afford the tics, didn't win on the radio freebies, so watching it on TV. Hey route for the Seahawks!!

9:16 pm

Jacula

My first child was 3 weeks early and my second was 3 days late.

9:16 pm

GreyWoulf

Jen -- LOL ;D

9:16 pm

Jacula

Jen - Is your surname 'Dukeof'? LOL.

9:17 pm

Jen

I have tons of friends in WA state (b/c of the Navy) so I will root for the Seahawks! But be forewarned, if the Broncos beat the Steelers, it's Broncs all the way!

9:17 pm

Jacula

Wolfie - do you want to see my alpha wolf pic?

9:18 pm

mas

un6/21 unrip? I hope that helps.

9:18 pm

JoJoFunLvg

Yeh: Like Duke, duke of Earl you mean? Back in the 60's?

9:18 pm

GreyWoulf

I would love to, Jac :)

9:18 pm

Jen

No but get this, my maiden name was Goff (Irish spelling of Gough... meaning Smith) and my parents refused to tell anyone names before I was born so they would razz my great-grandma that I would be named Jack Goff. Get it?

9:19 pm

Jacula

Omigod Jen! ROFLOL.

9:19 pm

JoJoFunLvg

Jen: Yes understood. I really think it will be between the broncos and the seahawks for the seahawks. I will route for the bronco tomorrow, I told Tim that last week or so, and now I now you will also route for the Seahawks.

9:20 pm

Jacula

Wolfie - okay, hang on a min.

Just tried 'unyap' for the un's. Figured it might be a method the African's use on the Benjii dogs that have no bark. Didn't work!

9:22 pm

JoJoFunLvg

Jen: You don't have a bad maiden name. My maiden name was, ready for this everyone, Butcher. Anyone, especially a girl, like me, who grows up with the maiden name of Butcher, grows up to be tough, ~~ which I am ~~ I think~~maybe not.

9:23 pm

GreyWoulf

speaking of football -- have 'The Replacements' on in the background -- such an utterly predictable bit of tripe!! -- not even good eye candy in it!

9:24 pm

Jen

I had to grow up with golf-ball, goof, goof-ball... But my married name isn't much better since it's a veeeery strange spelling of a fairly common name. (won't give it away here, since that would be TMI on the net!!)

9:24 pm

GreyWoulf

Gene Hackman is about the only good thing in the film

9:25 pm

Jacula

REFRESH to see the lovely wolf.

9:26 pm

GreyWoulf

Oh, that is a beauty!

help with the 1st ya5, please?

9:27 pm

JoJoFunLvg

Jen: Sorry, but I got a pretty good common last name now for 34 years, so I am happy. It's one of those names that ~~ sort of ~~ fades ~~~ into the sunset, with no notice of strangeness. I am happy.

9:27 pm

Jacula

Wolfie - first ya5 is a measurement of 3 feet.

9:27 pm

Jera

Both of mine were planned C-sections, but I had to be out...

9:27 pm

Jen

Beautiful wolf Jac!

Replacements wasn't the worst movie I've ever seen. What channel?

9:27 pm

Jacula

* plus a bit more/

9:28 pm

Jacula

Wolfie - it's a plural. Go right to the vowel rather than left.

9:28 pm

Jen

Jera, they threatened me with C-section after 12 hours of labor and boom! LOL

9:28 pm

GreyWoulf

Jen -- it was butchered by TNT -- just ended --- the acting wasn't bad, but the script was pure formula!

9:29 pm

Jera

GW, did I ever tell you what Gwyd got for Yule? A Wolf! We adopted one for him & he just loves the little stuffed one that came with the kit...

9:30 pm

GreyWoulf

Jen -- that is sort of what happened with Kristianna, except that after 12 hours she had gotten stuck at minus 1 station and showed no sign getting unstuck

9:30 pm

Jera

That would do it Jen... I actually went into labor a bit with Gwyd... they gave me horrible drugs to stop it that have me the shakes... I hated that!

9:31 pm

Jen

Hmm, so what do I watch now? Tired of Food network, REFUSE to watch any more children's channels... maybe I need to pull out a DVD. Opinions? (and no, after my very long nights of stomach flu and waiting for the police, I am remarkably NOT tired!)

9:31 pm

Jacula

I'll show you a pic of a Bengal tiger in a bit. You wouldn't be able to see, on here, the detail of the series of pics Paul took - of the tiger getting up, strolling across, taking a drink from the water trough and then turning around, lifting his tail... I was on his side of the car, knowing how far a normal cat sprays when it pees... P had my window open, the better to take pics... I thought I was going to have a shower... that bloody tiger missed me by about half an inch!

It's okay, you can all ROFLOL.

9:32 pm

Jera

We have so much stuff on our Tivo queue, I don't know when I'll find time to watch half of it...

9:32 pm

Jen

Yeah, my problems actually really started after Ethan... let's just say they thought they would have to do a radical historectomy!

9:32 pm

GreyWoulf

Jen - police? did I miss something earlier that I should read up on rather that have you rehash again?

9:33 pm

Jacula

Speaking of police, has anyone heard from Mamabear? How things worked out?

9:33 pm

GreyWoulf

and TNT is showing 'Remeber the Titans' now

9:33 pm

Jen

GW, someone broke into my car, literally, and stole my portable GPS... police didn't show up until 11:45 last night.

9:34 pm

Jera

I just feel so blessed I was able to have 2 normal (well, physically anyway) kids, any way i could... it was funny though that my neurosurgeon forbade me to go into labor... I was in trouble coming in to have Gwyd!

9:34 pm

JoJoFunLvg

Mama: Are you there. How is your son thing going??

9:35 pm

GreyWoulf

Mama is doing alright, Jac --she is extremely grateful for all the support she has received from Babbleonia :)

9:36 pm

onyx

hello sprite, youi still on?

9:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi again! isp acting up - got kicked out : ( ...ya 6 clue, please?

9:36 pm

renfield

we're watching the avengers dvds

9:36 pm

Jera

*yawns hugely and stretches, almost losing balance in chair*

Guess I'd better pack it in, people...

9:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

night, jera!

9:37 pm

Jen

<<<hugs Jera>>> Talk to ya later sweetie!

9:37 pm

GreyWoulf

Jen -- That stinks! My Retail Mgr at Lenscrafters had his car broken into the other day while at the mall -- however, the person ransacked the car, but didn't actually take anything -- just left a huge footprint in his backseat

9:38 pm

Jacula

Still can't find those bloody un's - 4/5 and 6/21!

9:38 pm

renfield

night jera

9:38 pm

GreyWoulf

Jera -- Sleep Well, Dream Deep! (*Hug*)

9:38 pm

Jacula

Hiya Ren., Temple and anyone else I've missed. Did no one think it funny that I almost got peed on by a Bengal tiger??

9:39 pm

Jacula

'Night Jera. Sleep sweetly.

9:39 pm

GreyWoulf

Jen -- another viewing choice is the Funniest Home Videos on TLC :)

9:39 pm

Jen

For un4 us a child is born.....

un6 un + "ripped"

9:39 pm

renfield

,,,,ummmm,,,,how mistress...how did you get that close???

9:40 pm

GreyWoulf

Hi ren!! (*Hug*) -- the movie or the series?

9:40 pm

renfield

series w/ joanna lumley

9:41 pm

GreyWoulf

Jac -- having talked to people who have had stuff hit by tiger piddle, you are very lucky -- that stuff is destructive

9:41 pm

Jacula

Jen - Thanks!

9:41 pm

Jen

okay, frantically searching for pic I took of bears mating at my wildlife park.......

Okay, settled on History International's "Great Spies" then who knows! ;)

Jac - that is because predator pee is necessarily more 'pungent' due to the competition in the wild and the need to mark territory

9:46 pm

renfield

my dad was bit by a wolf when he was a kid....

9:47 pm

GreyWoulf

Ouch! -- how did it happen? Was the wolf ill?

9:47 pm

Jacula

Wolfie - the ya's you seek are the holly again, Ilex Cassine. However, the 5 sounds like what you might say to a barky dog or a talkative person, the 6 is the plural.

9:48 pm

renfield

my great grandfather caught them and kept them as pets...they guarded his stills and my dad got to close to a still......

9:48 pm

GreyWoulf

*smack* and I just got the yu's too!! via Google!!!!

9:49 pm

Jacula

Stills, Ren? Was this legal or hooch?

9:50 pm

renfield

i don't think it was legal....

9:50 pm

Jacula

Ren - I assume we aren't talking 'stills' as in photographs??

9:50 pm

Jen

Nothing wrong with hooch! I make my own Limoncello. :)

9:50 pm

Jacula

Ren - During Prohibition?

9:50 pm

renfield

lol mistress...no we're talking moonshine...hooch....medicine. ...

9:51 pm

Jacula

BRB - Off to find my Bengal tiger.

9:52 pm

renfield

jen - is that a wine or a beer or a cider?

9:52 pm

Jacula

REFRESH to see the tiger that tried to scent mark me.

9:53 pm

GreyWoulf

ooohhh -- Pretty kitty!

9:54 pm

renfield

wow - and you were real close to him?

9:55 pm

Jacula

Ren - about a foot away from him.

9:55 pm

Jen

Actually, Limoncello is an Italian aperitif made from eaither vodka or grain alcohol... I make mine with Everclear, lemon rind, and simple syrup.

9:55 pm

Jacula

Limoncello is a liquer. It's lemons, vodka, water and sugar.

9:56 pm

mamabear

Just popping on to say hello to everyone.... HELLO!

9:56 pm

GreyWoulf

Hi Mama!!! (*Hug*)

9:56 pm

JoJoFunLvg

Mama: Good to hear from you today. How is your son situation going?

9:57 pm

mamabear

Hi GW ((((((((((((((GW)))))))))))))) ))

9:57 pm

Jacula

Mama - Hiya! How are things in the bear den? ((((HUGS))))

9:57 pm

Jen

Beautiful tiger Jac!

Can't find a pic that would go well onto an icon of my bears doing it. It was actually quite funny. :/

9:57 pm

Jen

MAMA!!!! Hey there!

9:57 pm

renfield

jen - as you can tell, i do not have my great grandfather's expertise in the spirits....does sound interesting!!!

9:58 pm

hootowl

Me too! Hi all. I have 2/3 of the words and less than 1/2 the points! Someone give me some big points please. And chemical formulas don't cut it! :)

9:58 pm

renfield

hey hey mama!!!!!1

9:58 pm

Jacula

Jen - if you have an on-line photo thingey like photobucket, you can post the pics on BabAnon. I wish we coudl post pics straight from our computers on there - PLEASE TAKE NOTE SWMBO, IF YOU READ THIS.

9:58 pm

mamabear

Hi JoJo - things have settled down to a low roar. I was forced to have the "grizzly" in me come out. It was a real learning experience. Everything the police told me turned out to be a lie.... we will be getting a lawyer.

9:59 pm

GreyWoulf

Hi Mom!! -- do you have the 9 letter word yet?

10:00 pm

Jacula

Hiya Hoot. Don't forget, we will all be relying on you to give us news on Feb. 3rd, if Wolfie's too busy or too spaced out (that weird hyper hormone thing that happens when a child is born) to give us news.xx

10:00 pm

hootowl

H! no!

10:00 pm

mas

I can't believe I finished the whole thing!

10:00 pm

Charm

evening, everyone! What's going on these days?

10:00 pm

JoJoFunLvg

Mama: Nothing like an irate mama. I am with you, cops can't take irate mothers. Get your lawyer. They do have free ones, you know, go for it. I am with you. You sound like a younger me. With you.

10:00 pm

renfield

way to go mas!!!!!!!!11

10:01 pm

GreyWoulf

You did it, mas

Yayyyy!!!!!

10:01 pm

Jen

hootowl, do you have the dr8? google a female dragon!! and ca8 means " A supporting column sculptured in the form of a draped female figure." and you get the 9 by making it plural

10:01 pm

hootowl

Hah! What makes you think he'll be in any shape to tell me? He's in Pa and I'm in Memphis.

10:02 pm

Jen

Woo hoo mas!!!!!

10:02 pm

mamabear

I'm like hootowl - trying to at least get the biggies I'm missing. My virus or cold or whatever it was is back in full force and I feel dreadful.
I am missing 2 8's - the po and ta - anyone please? (and if they are plurals or add ons from other words - I probably don't have them either!)

10:02 pm

mamabear

Hi Charm!!!!
congrats mas!

10:03 pm

Jen

po7: "A unit of force in the foot-pound-second system of measurement, equal to the force required to accelerate a standard one-pound mass one foot per second per second (approximately 0.138 newton)" and to get the 8 make it plural

10:03 pm

Charm

MamaB - po7 = English unit of currency + VP ** Gore.
po8 is pl.

10:03 pm

mas

I don't think I will try a big one again. It reminds me of eating an elephant one bite at a time!

10:03 pm

Jacula

*~*~*~*~FIREWORKS FOR MAS*~*~*~*

10:03 pm

hootowl

I did. Wasn't helpful. I think I should not have had the B&S. Not thinking clearly about stuff I know!

10:04 pm

GreyWoulf

Hi Charm -- not too much -- Babbling and babbling and waiting for Feb 3rd :)

Hoot - All The Way From Memphis - Mott the Hoople song, I remember it well. He'll give you news, never fear!

10:06 pm

Charm

Hey, GW - Feb 3 will be here before you can break out in a sweat!

10:06 pm

GreyWoulf

ta7 is a particle which travels at less than the speed of light -- the opposite of a tachyon is sounds like it is always late

10:06 pm

Jen

Hoot, I never joke.....

:)

10:07 pm

GreyWoulf

How about the un7 or the up6?

10:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

ok - so what is the other ta5?

10:08 pm

Jacula

po8/55 - plural of the 7 before it. Imperial measure of weight (16oz) or UK money (once 20 shillings, now 100 pence) + first name of UK's Mr. Gore or Mr. Weird Yancovic

10:08 pm

Jen

un7= un + dr5 (one half of what you cover your windows with)

10:08 pm

Charm

un7 - un + curtain.

10:08 pm

mamabear

got em - thanks!
I am very excited for you, GW..... I remember seeing all three of my children for the first time - nothing can replace the joy or feeling

10:08 pm

Jen

up6= up + "ripped" (to4)

10:09 pm

hootowl

Ok - got the ta's. Even knew the word! Thank you. Finally some points!
Now can we try the ca's again in 2nd grade english please.

10:09 pm

Charm

up6 = up + ripped/shredded.

10:10 pm

GreyWoulf

Thank you!

Temple -- the ta5 -- when you are late for class you are marked ta5

10:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty gw - i have that one - isn't there another?

10:11 pm

Jacula

Jeeze, been so busy nattering I forgot I still have 9 words to find!

10:11 pm

Jen

okay, one of the ca7/ca8's is a variation on the big kettle in which a witch brews something.

Oooh, it's not rhyming, like I was doing before, but it's still pretty cool! :)

10:11 pm

Charm

ta5 - pl of ta4 meaning speak.
ta5 - cards to tell your future with.

10:11 pm

GreyWoulf

ca8 -- automobile + abominable snowman (change the E to an A + D

10:11 pm

mamabear

ro 6/24 & 7/36???

10:12 pm

GreyWoulf

sorry TEmple -- tracking multiple threads and still hunting myself ;)

10:12 pm

Jacula

You'll be in the doldrums if you don't find the ca 8/50's. Lol. It rhymes.

10:12 pm

hootowl

EUREKA! Thank you!

10:12 pm

Charm

ro6/24 - fat.
ro6/24 - pl of ro5 meaning circular.

10:13 pm

Jen

the other ca7/8 combo is hotly debated... brandyjack said it was the name of an old Amer. ciggie, and the def. is a dark tobacco.... but think about a French Radar O'Reilly from MASH (that was another def I saw)

10:14 pm

Charm

ro7/36 - add a vowel to end of the ro6 meaning fat. The part of the capitol ro7 has a domed roof, dead people lie in state there.

Thanks Jac! After reading your clue, I remember there is a medical building here that is called that!!

10:16 pm

Dianne

Jen - how about one of those good clues for the Ca8 - 9 combo? Please :)

10:16 pm

Jen

Okay the Super Spies show is over.... now what do I watch before I collapse in exhaustion?

10:16 pm

mamabear

why isn't duno a word??? Like when I ask for a clue and you don't have it - you say "I duno what it is!"

10:16 pm

Jacula

ca8/60 - let's try another way of clueing that.... first three letters - a thing on 4 wheels that you drive + a sailing boat ('ya' minus the 'ch' + what you need these days for saying who you are, your ** (think driving licence, passport etc.)

10:17 pm

GreyWoulf

Dianne -- my clue at 10:11 didn't work for you?

10:18 pm

Jacula

For the ca9/78 just add the usual letter to pluralise it.

10:18 pm

Jen

Dianne, google "A supporting column sculptured in the form of a draped female figure" and it's plural.

10:18 pm

torgone

Jac - Ripping clue! Thanks!
Now, just 5 more 8's . . .
Hey all!!!

10:19 pm

mamabear

I like your icon, Jac!!! He's puuuurrrrrrrty

10:19 pm

renfield

hey hey torg!!!!!!!

10:19 pm

Jen

Hey torgone!!!!! :)

10:19 pm

mamabear

cheers!!!! Torgone!

10:19 pm

hootowl

Thanks jac - I spelled it wrong about 2 hrs ago!

10:19 pm

GreyWoulf

Hey torg!! -- How's tricks?

10:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi tor!

10:20 pm

torgone

I'm completely lost on the icon theme . . .

10:20 pm

EasternBlue

Jacula - awesome clue for the ca 8/9 combo!!!

Hello again everyone!!

10:20 pm

Jen

icon theme is safari...

10:21 pm

Jacula

Hi Tor - today's theme was 'Let's alll go on safari!'

10:21 pm

EasternBlue

14 words to go...

10:21 pm

mamabear

Hi EB!!!!!!

10:21 pm

Dianne

Jac, Jen & GW - thanks for all the hand holding on the Ca8 & 9. That's one I'll have to remember.

10:22 pm

Jacula

Sunday's theme (which it really should be for me now) is Stars and Planets for Atalante.

10:22 pm

GreyWoulf

I am blind tonight -- to5/12?

10:22 pm

renfield

hi eb!!!!!

10:22 pm

GreyWoulf

((**EB**))

10:23 pm

Charm

to5/12 - 1000 pounds + shortened 1st name of former princess of wales.

thanks charm, jen...i think i used up all my brainpower on my midterm today!

10:30 pm

Jacula

Hoot - the ca6/24 has to do with the heart. Think ca**** arrest but take off the final 'c'.

10:30 pm

Charm

ca6/24 - when you have a heart attack you go into ca***** arrest - drop the final c.

10:30 pm

Jen

ca6/24: "The opening of the esophagus into the stomach" but I have heard it on medical show with something like tachi-ca...

10:31 pm

hootowl

la6/27, pa6/21 & 30 and I'll be over 2000!
Please.

10:31 pm

Jacula

Charm - Snap!

10:31 pm

torgone

Here we go.... Don't know if you can see it, but it's Jungle Larry's old lady, Safari Jane holding a macaw or something . ..

10:33 pm

Jen

pa6: when you when the lottery or a racing bet, you get a pa...

10:33 pm

Charm

la6/27 is a printing/advertising term - how you place items on a page.

10:35 pm

Charm

pa6/21 is pl of pa5 meaning "In quantitative verse, a foot of one long syllable and three short syllables occurring in any order."

10:36 pm

mamabear

Not gonna finish tonite.... thanks for all the clues everyone!!!
good nite!!! Don't have too much fun without me, now, ya hear????

10:37 pm

GreyWoulf

Bye, Mama -- Sleep Well, Dream Deep!! (*BIG HUG*)

10:37 pm

hootowl

Got it Charm - 18 to go! Thanks

10:37 pm

Jen

'nite mama! Sleep tight, etc!

10:37 pm

Charm

'nite, MamaB.

10:37 pm

torgone

We won't, Mama!
Niters!

10:37 pm

hootowl

Night mama

10:37 pm

EasternBlue

Night Mamabear...

Sweet Dreams!!

10:37 pm

GreyWoulf

last pu5 & 6 combo?

10:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

goodnight, mamabear!

10:39 pm

Jacula

Just finished! Weird thing was, stats told me I still needed 2 ya words that had already been entered and ticked off! Just re-entered them and now have the sweet song 'You have 0 words to find'.

10:39 pm

Charm

pu5/14 - pretend, feign. Think of a kind of japanese fold-out sofa and change the f to p.

10:39 pm

hootowl

That does it! 2017 Now I relax!!! Thank you everyone!

10:39 pm

torgone

Hoo-ray Jacula!!!!!

10:39 pm

GreyWoulf

Thanks Charm!!

10:40 pm

hootowl

Getting hungry!

10:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

yay jacs!

10:41 pm

Jacula

Fancy a fluffy mushroom omelette, Hoot?

10:41 pm

Jen

Okay, my late nights of distress are finally kicking in, so I am off to bed, have a great night everyone!!!

10:41 pm

GreyWoulf

I've got chilli or sauce -- take your pick, hoot!

10:42 pm

GreyWoulf

Granted it is just doctored jar sauce, but hey it's food :)

10:42 pm

Jacula

Now I've done all my words, I can afford the luxury of looking through my other safari pics for you all to see.

10:42 pm

EasternBlue

Night Jen...

10:42 pm

Jacula

Goodnight, Jen. Sleep well and deeply.

10:43 pm

torgone

Sweet dreams, Jen!

10:43 pm

GreyWoulf

G'Nite Jen -- Sleep Well, Dream Deep -- And thanks again :)

(*HUG*)

10:43 pm

72 Temple Owl

night, jen!

10:46 pm

hootowl

I entered about 100 words one after the other last night. I found it hadn't taken a bunch of words I had already entered. Think it can't handle alot all at once.

10:46 pm

Jacula

REFRESH for new icon. Anyone want an ostrich feather?

10:46 pm

GreyWoulf

It's a common complaint, hoot

10:47 pm

hootowl

You know better than that woulf. Did you get my e-mail?

10:47 pm

hootowl

Well nice to know it wasn't just me. Thought I'd made a mistake. Thanks

10:48 pm

GreyWoulf

Any particular one? Got a bunch :)

10:48 pm

GreyWoulf

Jac -- where was this Safari that you went on?

10:49 pm

hootowl

The one I sent yesterday about staying here.

10:49 pm

Jacula

I may have discovered the answer to one of the mysteries of the untaken words that have already been entered earlier. I accidentally pressed the green 'back' arrow and it took me back to a word I'd entered about 10 words previously. Then I appeared to have lost all my words, which had my other half laughing most unlovingly I must say, then my word list came back but without the word upon which the grid landed after I'd pressed the green 'back' arrow. However, all words entered after it were still there.

10:50 pm

SueL

I have four left I just can't find. Can I have a clue for
da 6 24 and dr 8 50 please...

10:50 pm

GreyWoulf

not yet -- will check in a few :)

10:50 pm

hootowl

I didn't back arrow so maybe there are a bunch of things that cause it. Just entered them one by one

10:50 pm

Jacula

Wolfie - West Midlands Safari Park on a good day.

10:51 pm

Jacula

SueL - Google 'thorn apple' for the da6/24 if you're not a gardener.

10:52 pm

Jacula

SueL - likewise dr8/50 - Cordyline.

10:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

un4/1 and 5/1 - may i have some help please?

10:54 pm

Jacula

Okay, you lot! Where are all the entries on BabAnon for the Babble Parody songs? Only my Paul has entered one so far!

10:54 pm

hootowl

Just saw it! Rather have them stuffed jac :)

10:54 pm

EasternBlue

my system has been slow/wacky all night - seeing pages of multiple messages..that's why I haven't been chatting as much (you know me - I LOVE to chat!!)...

it's been drivin' me buggy....

10:55 pm

torgone

Dune buggy?

10:55 pm

Dianne

Temple - Un5/20 - to take out the stitches.

10:55 pm

GreyWoulf

I am still working on mine, Jac :) -- found out after the events that spawned your thread... besides, I've been sick

10:56 pm

Jacula

un4/8 (1st un4) - sounds like bra or pants but with a sometimes vowel at the end instead of the 'for example' vowels.

10:56 pm

EasternBlue

With that in mind (wacky system...)...I will bid you all Goodnight (or good morning depending upon which side of the pond you're on!!)...

Wolfie - Can you provide a note from your Mother to confirm you were too sick to work on a parody song??

10:57 pm

torgone

Nitey-nite EB!

10:57 pm

renfield

night eb...8)

10:58 pm

GreyWoulf

So long, EB -- hope you get the wackiness resolved soon!
(*Hug*)

10:58 pm

SueL

Thank you Jacula, I just am not finding them I guess I
need the fish tonight.

10:59 pm

Jacula

Ren - go to Babble - Other Interests. The thread is there. So will be the Babblers' on spec ideas from 16th Jan chat log shortly!

11:00 pm

renfield

i just did mistress!!!!ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !1

11:00 pm

GreyWoulf

Jac -- no, but Kirsten had the same virus and can get a note from her doctor :) --- We are both MUCH better now, but it was particularly unpleasant Thursday night

11:01 pm

Dianne

SueL - The fish will be helpful.... DA + the 4 letter fish that you make sandwiches with - just change the third letter of this word - hope this helps.

11:04 pm

Jacula

Wolfie - Nope, that won't do. Need a letter from your mother, otherwise it will be 20 lashes with a wet whale! Sorry to say we do have one here in UK, in the Thames.

Seriously, was just looking for alliterative words there and I was very sorry about the whale dying. Not sure if it was a youngster who got carried away hunting and then got in to serious trouble or a youngster who was ill anyway and tried to go off somewhere private to die. Do know that his Mom was lurking around Southend.

11:04 pm

SueL

Thank you Dianne. The fish worked.

11:05 pm

hootowl

Where in Google. What I'm finding is not helping. And I know the plant.

11:07 pm

hootowl

Hey! I'm approx 1000mi away. What good would my note do?

11:07 pm

SueL

I still need dr 8 50, cr 6 27 and tu 6 24. Can I have
some clues please... I will be done if I can get them,

Hoot & Wolfie - the Jobsworths these days insist on a note from the parent. LOL.

11:14 pm

hootowl

What if they're dead?

11:14 pm

hootowl

THAT worked ren - Thanks

11:14 pm

Jacula

That's what I always used to say, Hoot.

11:15 pm

renfield

cr 7 = rump muscles....
the part of a quadruped that corresponds to the human buttocks

11:15 pm

hootowl

Makes as much sense as giving your mothers maiden name on varios & sundry items.

11:15 pm

SueL

Renfield, Pinecone and GreyWoulf and Dianne thank you all for the clues. I am finally done.

11:16 pm

renfield

mistress - i'm working on my parody...greg kihn's break-up song

11:16 pm

GreyWoulf

Yayyyy for Suel!!!

11:16 pm

Jacula

Then, when your kids start college or Uni., they're expected to have both parents fill in their forms re financial stuff. 'What if one or both parents are dead/have run off/ etc, I asked? 'Don't be stupid!' I was told by form filler-outer. 'Just sign it!' Erm... Lol.

11:16 pm

renfield

way to go suel!!!!!!!!!1

11:17 pm

Jacula

*~*~*~*FIREWORKS FOR SUEL*~*~*~*

11:19 pm

hootowl

There are new definitions of stupid invented every day.

11:19 pm

SueL

If you are not all done can I try to help with a few clues?

11:20 pm

GreyWoulf

ad6?

11:20 pm

hootowl

Thats another one I couldn't spell right! Must remember to drink AFTER I finish!